The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is appointed
by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration,
and policy of the Office of the Northern Ireland Office (but excluding
individual cases and advice given by the Crown Solicitor); and
other matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of
State for Northern Ireland (but excluding the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,
Northern Ireland and the drafting of legislation by the Office
of the Legislative Council).
Current membership
Mr Michael Mates MP (Conservative, East Hampshire)
(Chairman)
Mr Adrian Bailey MP (Labour / Co-operative, West
Bromwich West)
Mr Roy Beggs MP (Ulster Unionist Party, East Antrim)
Mr Tony Clarke MP (Labour, Northampton South)
Ms Iain Luke MP (Labour, Dundee East)
Mr Eddy McGrady MP (Socialist Democratic Labour
Party, South Down)
Mr Stephen Pound MP (Labour, Ealing North)
Mr Gregory Campbell MP (Democratic Unionist Party,
East Londonderry)
Mr Martin Smyth MP (Ulster Unionist Party, Belfast
South))
Mr Hugo Swire MP (Conservative, East Devon)
Mr Mark Tami MP (Labour, Alyn & Deeside)
Mr Bill Tynan MP (Labour, Hamilton South)
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/parliamentary_committees/northern_ireland_affairs.cfm.
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is
at the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Dr John Patterson
(Clerk), Hugh Farren (Attached Clerk), Dr Aileen O'Neill (Committee
Specialist), Tony Catinella (Committee Assistant) and Chryssa
Poupard (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks
of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7
Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries
is 020 7219 2172; the Committee's email address is northircom@parliament.uk
| 
