The Defence Committee
The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of
Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy
of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies.
Current membership
Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP (Conservative, North
East Hampshire) (Chair)
Mr Julian Brazier MP (Conservative, Canterbury)
Rt Hon Jeffrey M. Donaldson MP (Democratic Unionist,
Lagan Valley)
John Glen MP (Conservative, Salisbury)
Mr David Hamilton MP (Labour, Midlothian)
Mr Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrat, Portsmouth
South)
Mr Adam Holloway MP (Conservative, Gravesham)
Mrs Madeleine Moon MP (Labour, Bridgend)
Alison Seabeck MP (Labour, Moor View)
Bob Stewart MP (Conservative, Beckenham)
Ms Gisela Stuart MP (Labour, Birmingham, Edgbaston)
John Woodcock MP (Lab/Co-op, Barrow and Furness)
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/defcom.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Mike Hennessy
(Clerk), Georgina Holmes-Skelton (Second Clerk), Karen Jackson
(Audit Adviser), Ian Thomson (Inquiry Manager), Richard Dawson
(Senior Committee Assistant), Christine McGrane (Committee Assistant)
and Miguel Boo Fraga (Committee Support Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The
telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 5745; the Committee's
email address is defcom@parliament.uk. Media inquiries should
be addressed to Alex Paterson on 020 7219 1589.
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