The Work and Pensions Committee
The Work and Pensions Committee is appointed by the
House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and
policy of the Department for Work and Pensions and its associated
public bodies.
Current membership
Anne Begg MP (Labour, Aberdeen South) (Chair)
Harriett Baldwin MP, (Conservative, West
Worcestershire)
Karen Bradley MP (Conservative, Staffordshire
Moorlands)
Ms Karen Buck MP (Labour, Westminster North)
Margaret Curran MP (Labour, Glasgow East)
Richard Graham MP (Conservative, Gloucester)
Kate Green MP (Labour, Stretford and Urmston)
Mr Oliver Heald MP (Conservative, North East Hertfordshire)
Sajid Javid MP (Conservative, Bromsgrove)
Stephen Lloyd MP (Liberal Democrat, Eastbourne)
Shabana Mahmood MP (Labour, Birmingham, Ladywood)
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/parliamentary_committees/work_and_pensions_committee.cfm.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Carol Oxborough
(Clerk), Andrew Hudson (Second Clerk), Hanna Haas (Committee Specialist),
Laura Humble (Committee Media Adviser), Lisa Wrobel (Senior Committee
Assistant), Dory Royle (Committee Assistant) and Stephen Price
(Committee Support Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Work and Pensions Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 5833; the Committee's email address is workpencom@parliament.uk
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