The 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
public bodies.
Current membership
Terry Rooney MP (Labour, Bradford North) (Chairman)
Anne Begg MP (Labour, Aberdeen South)
Harry Cohen MP (Labour, Leyton and Wanstead)
Natascha Engel MP (Labour, North East Derbyshire)
Michael Jabez Foster MP (Labour, Hastings and
Rye)
Justine Greening MP (Conservative, Putney)
Joan Humble MP (Labour, Blackpool North and Fleetwood)
Greg Mulholland MP (Liberal Democrat, Leeds North
West)
John Penrose MP (Conservative, Weston-Super-Mare)
Mark Pritchard MP (Conservative, The Wrekin)
Jenny Willott MP (Liberal Democrat, Cardiff Central)
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/work_and_pensions_committee.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 Sarah Davies
(Clerk), Rhiannon Hollis (Second Clerk), Djuna Thurley (Committee
Specialist), Luke Robinson (Committee Media Advisor), Louise Whitley
(Committee Assistant), Sarah Verrinder (Committee Secretary) and
John Kittle (Senior Office Clerk).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks
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 workpencom@parliament.uk.
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