The Scottish Affairs Committee
The Scottish Affairs Committee is appointed by the
House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and
policy of the Scotland Office (including (i) relations with the
Scottish Parliament and (ii) administration and expenditure of
the office of the Advocate General for Scotland (but excluding
individual cases and advice given within government by the Advocate
General)).
Current membership
Mr Mohammad Sarwar MP (Labour, Glasgow Central)
(Chairman)
Mr Alistair Carmichael MP (Liberal Democrat, Orkney
and Shetland)
Ms Katy Clark MP (Labour, North Ayrshire &
Arran)
Mr Ian Davidson MP (Labour, Glasgow South West)
Mr Jim Devine MP (Labour, Livingston)
Mr John MacDougall MP (Labour, Glenrothes)
Mr Angus MacNeil MP (SNP, Na h-Eileanan An Iar)
Mr Jim McGovern MP (Labour,
Dundee West)
David Mundell MP (Conservative, Dumfriesshire,
Clydesdale and Tweeddale)
Mr Charles Walker MP (Conservative, Broxbourne)
Mr Ben Wallace MP (Conservative, Lancaster &
Wyre)
The following were also members of the Committee
during the inquiry:
Danny Alexander MP (Liberal Democrat, Inverness,
Nairn, Badenoch & Strathspey)
Mr David Hamilton MP (Labour, Midlothian)
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/scotaffcom 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 Dr Sue Griffiths
(Clerk), Jyoti Chandola (Second Clerk), Duma Langton (Committee
Assistant), Karen Watling (Secretary), Becky Crew (Secretary)
and Nicola McCoy (Secretary).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Scottish Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 6295; the Committee's email address is scotaffcom@parliament.uk.
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