Minutes of Proceedings Work and Pensions Committee

House of Commons

Work and Pensions Committee

Minutes of Proceedings

Session 2004–05

Ordered by The House of Commons

to be printed 7 April 2005

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 bodies.

Membership (as at the end of Session 2004–05)

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 MP (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)

The following Members were also members of the committee during the Parliament.

Mr Andrew Mitchell MP (Conservative, Sutton Coldfield)

James Purnell MP (Labour, Stalybridge and Hyde)

Mr David Stewart MP (Labour, Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber)

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 http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/work_and_pensions_committee.cfm

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are Mr Philip Moon (Clerk), Gosia McBride (Second Clerk), Maxine Hill and Djuna Thurley (Committee Specialists), Luke Robinson (Committee Media Advisor), Louise Whitley (Committee Assistant), Emily Lumb (Secretary) and John Kittle (Senior Office Clerk).

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 [e-mail]

Proceedings of the Committee

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Prepared: 9 March 2006