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)
Derek Conway MP (Conservative, Old Bexley and Sidcup)
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 Brian Jenkins MP (Labour, Tamworth)
Mr Kevan Jones MP (Labour, Durham North)
Robert Key MP (Conservative, Salisbury)
John Smith MP (Labour, Vale of Glamorgan)
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:
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 Philippa Helme (Clerk),
Richard Cooke (Second Clerk), Ian Rogers (Audit Adviser), Adrian
Jenner (Inquiry Manager), Lis McCracken (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.
Cover image reproduced with the permission of BAE Systems.
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