The Justice Committee
The Justice Committee is appointed by the House of
Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy
of the Ministry of Justice and its associated public bodies (including
the work of staff provided for the administrative work of courts
and tribunals, but excluding consideration of individual cases
and appointments, and excluding the work of the Scotland and Wales
Offices and of the Advocate General for Scotland); and administration
and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office, the Treasury
Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the
Serious Fraud Office (but excluding individual cases and appointments
and advice given within government by Law Officers).
Current membership
Rt Hon Sir Alan Beith MP (Liberal Democrat, Berwick-upon-Tweed)
(Chairman)
David Heath MP (Liberal Democrat, Somerton and
Frome)
Rt Hon Douglas Hogg MP (Conservative, Sleaford
and North Hykeham)
Siân James MP (Labour, Swansea East)
Jessica Morden MP (Labour, Newport East)
Julie Morgan MP (Labour, Cardiff North)
Rt Hon Alun Michael MP (Labour and Co-operative,
Cardiff South and Penarth)
Robert Neill MP (Conservative, Bromley and Chislehurst)
Dr Nick Palmer MP (Labour, Broxtowe)
Linda Riordan MP (Labour and Co-operative, Halifax)
Virendra Sharma MP (Labour, Ealing Southall)
Andrew Turner MP (Conservative, Isle of Wight)
Andrew Tyrie MP (Conservative, Chichester)
Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour, Southampton Test)
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.
Publication
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/justicecom
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Fergus Reid
(Clerk), Dr Sarah Thatcher (Second Clerk), Gemma Buckland (Committee
Specialist)), Hannah Stewart (Committee Legal Specialist), Ian
Thomson (Group Manager/Senior Committee Assistant), Sonia Draper
(Committee Assistant), Henry Ayi-Hyde (Committee Support Assistant)
and Jessica Bridges-Palmer (Committee Media Officer).
Contacts
Correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of
the Justice Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P
3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 8196
and the email address is justicecom@parliament.uk
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