The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee is
appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure,
administration, and policy of the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills. On 5 June 2009, the Department for Business, Enterprise
and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities
and Skills become the Department for Business, Innovation and
Skills. On 1 October 2009 the Business and Enterprise Committee
was renamed the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee to reflect
that change. The Committee retained the same membership as the
Business and Enterprise Committee.
Current membership
Peter Luff MP (Conservative, Mid Worcestershire)
(Chairman)
Roger Berry MP (Labour, Kingswood)
Mr Brian Binley MP (Conservative, Northampton
South)
Mr Michael Clapham MP (Labour, Barnsley West and
Penistone)
Mr Lindsay Hoyle MP (Labour, Chorley)
Miss Julie Kirkbride MP (Conservative, Bromsgrove)
Anne Moffat MP (Labour, East Lothian)
Mr Mark Oaten MP (Liberal Democrat, Winchester)
Lembit Öpik MP (Liberal Democrat, Montgomeryshire)
Ian Stewart MP (Labour, Eccles)
Mr Anthony Wright MP (Labour, Great Yarmouth)
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 http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/parliamentary_committees
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 http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/bis.cfm
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are: James Davies
(Clerk), Ben Williams (Second Clerk), Janna Jessee (Inquiry Manager),
Aruni Muthumala (Economist) Louise Whitley (Inquiry Manager),
Anita Fuki (Senior Committee Assistant), Eleanor Scarnell (Committee
Assistant) and Jim Hudson (Committee Support Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks
of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, House of Commons,
7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general
enquiries is 020 7219 5777; the Committee's email address is biscom@parliament.uk
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