Work and Pensions Committee
The Work and Pensions Committee is appointed by the
House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and
policy of the Department for Work and Pensions and its associated
public bodies.
Current membership
Sir Archy Kirkwood MP (Liberal Democrat, Roxburgh
and Berwickshire) (Chairman)
Vera Baird MP (Labour, Redcar)
Miss Anne Begg MP (Labour, Aberdeen South)
Ms Karen Buck MP (Labour, Regent's Park and Kensington
North)
Mr Andrew Dismore MP (Labour, Hendon)
Mr Paul Goodman MP (Conservative, Wycombe)
Mr David Hamilton (Labour, Midlothian)
Mrs Joan Humble MP (Labour, Blackpool North and
Fleetwood)
Rob Marris MP (Labour, Wolverhampton South West)
Andrew Selous MP (Conservative, South West Bedfordshire)
Mr Nigel Waterson MP (Conservative, Eastbourne)
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/workpenhome.htm.
Committee staff
The current staff team of the Committee is Philip
Moon (Clerk), Mick Hillyard (Second Clerk), Maxine Hill (Committee
Specialist), Djuna Thurley (Committee Specialist), Louise Whitley
(Committee Assistant) and Emily Lumb (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Work and Pensions Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 5833; the Committee's email address is workpencom@parliament.uk
Note
Due to the printing in advance of memoranda submitted
to the inquiry, the cover and front pages of Volume II incorrectly
refers to the First Report of Session 2003-04. The Volume should
refer to the Second Report: the House of Commons paper number
(HC 85-II) is correct.
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