Select Committee on Defence Fourth Special Report



The Defence Committee

The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies.

Current membership

Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP (Conservative, North East Hampshire) (Chairman)

Mr David S Borrow MP (Labour, South Ribble)

Mr Colin Breed MP (Liberal Democrat, South East Cornwall)

Mr David Crausby MP (Labour, Bolton North East)

Linda Gilroy MP (Labour, Plymouth Sutton)

Mr David Hamilton MP (Labour, Midlothian)

Mr Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrat, Portsmouth South)

Mr Dai Havard MP (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)

Mr Adam Holloway MP (Conservative, Gravesham)

Mr Brian Jenkins MP (Labour, Tamworth)

Mr Kevan Jones MP (Labour, Durham North)

Robert Key MP (Conservative, Salisbury)

Mr Mark Lancaster MP (Conservative, Milton Keynes North East)

John Smith MP (Labour, Vale of Glamorgan)

The following Members were also Members of the Committee during the Parliament.

Derek Conway MP (Conservative, Old Bexley and Sidcup)

Mr Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative, New Forest West)

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/defence_committee.cfm

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committee are Philippa Helme (Clerk), Richard Cooke (Second Clerk), Ian Rogers (Audit Adviser), Stephen Jones (Committee Specialist), Adrian Jenner (Inquiry Manager), Sue Monaghan (Committee Assistant), Sheryl Dinsdale (Secretary) and Stewart McIlvenna (Senior Office Clerk).

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 5745; the Committee's email address is defcom@parliament.uk. Media inquiries should be addressed to Jessica Bridges-Palmer on 020 7219 0724.


 
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