The Committees on Strategic Export Controls
(Quadripartite Committee)
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development
and Trade and Industry Committees are appointed by the House of
Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy
of the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
the Department for International Development, the Department of
Trade and Industry , and any associated public bodies.
Current membership
DEFENCE: Rt Hon James Arbuthnot*§, Mr David S Borrow*,
Mr David Crausby*, Linda Gilroy*, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Mike Hancock,
Mr Dai Havard, Mr Adam Holloway, Mr Bernard Jenkin, Mr Brian Jenkins,
Mr Kevan Jones, Robert Key*, Willie Rennie, John Smith.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mike Gapes*§, Mr Fabian Hamilton*, Rt Hon
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory*, Mr John Horam*, Mr Eric Illsley, Mr
Paul Keetch*, Andrew Mackinlay, Mr Malcolm Moss, Sandra Osborne,
Mr Greg Pope, Mr Ken Purchase*, Rt Hon Sir John Stanley*, Ms Gisela
Stuart, Richard Younger-Ross.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Malcolm Bruce*§, John Battle*,
Hugh Bayley, John Bercow*, Richard Burden*, Mr Quentin Davies,
James Duddridge*, Ann McKechin, Joan Ruddock, Mr Marsha Singh,
Sir Robert Smith.
The following Member was also a Member of the Committee during
the period covered by this report: John Barrett*
TRADE AND INDUSTRY: Roger Berry (Chairman of the Committees' joint
meetings)*, Mr Brian Binley*, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Michael Clapham,
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Mr Lindsay Hoyle*, Mr Mark Hunter, Miss
Julie Kirkbride, Peter Luff*§, Judy Mallaber*, Rob Marris,
Anne Moffat, Mr Mike Weir, Mr Anthony Wright.
* Member who participated in the inquiry leading to this Report
§ Chairman of a participating Committee
Powers
The Committees are departmental select committees, the powers
of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally
in Standing Order No 152. The powers of the Committees to work
together and agree joint reports are set out in Standing Order
No. 137A. These Standing Orders are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publication
The Reports and evidence of the Committees are published by
The Stationery Office by Order of the House. Joint publications
of the Committees (including press notices) are on the Internet
at
http:www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/quad.cfm. All
other publications of the Committees are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk
and can be found by going to the webpage of any of the four participating
Committees. A list of Reports of the Committees in the present
Parliament is at the back of this volume.
Committee staff
The staff who currently work for the Committees on their joint
inquiries into strategic export controls are: Glenn McKee (Clerk)
and Anwen Rees (Committee Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the
Quadripartite Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London
SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219
8367; the Committee's e-mail address is quadcom@parliament.uk
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