The Constitutional Affairs Committee
The Constitutional Affairs Committee (previously
the Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department) is appointed
by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration
and policy of the Department for Constitutional Affairs and associated
public bodies.
Current membership
Rt Hon Alan Beith MP (Liberal Democrat, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
(Chairman)
James Brokenshire MP (Conservative, Hornchurch)
David Howarth MP (Liberal Democrat, Cambridge)
Barbara Keeley MP (Labour, Worsley)
Mr Piara S Khabra MP (Labour, Ealing Southall)
Jessica Morden MP (Labour, Newport East)
Julie Morgan MP (Labour, Cardiff North)
Mr Andrew Tyrie MP (Conservative, Chichester)
Keith Vaz MP (Labour, Leicester East)
Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour, Southampton Test)
Jeremy Wright MP (Conservative, Rugby and Kenilworth)
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 Committee's reports and volumes of evidence 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/conaffcom
A list of the Committee's recent reports is at the
back of this volume.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Roger Phillips
(Clerk), Dr John Gearson (Second Clerk), Richard Poureshagh (Committee
Assistant), Alexander Horne (Legal Specialist), Anne Woolhouse
(Secretary), Tes Stranger (Senior Office Clerk) and Jessica Bridges-Palmer
(Committee Media Officer).
Contacts
Correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of
the Constitutional Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 8196 and the email address is conaffcom@parliament.uk
Media enquiries can be addressed to Jessica Bridges-Palmer,
Committee Media Officer, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. Telephone number 020 7219 0724 and email address bridgespalmerj@parliament.uk
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