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)
Thomas Docherty MP (Labour, Dunfermline and West
Fife)
Rt Hon Jeffrey M. Donaldson MP (Democratic Unionist,
Lagan Valley)
John Glen MP (Conservative, Salisbury)
Mr Dai Havard MP (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
Mrs Madeleine Moon MP (Labour, Bridgend)
Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative, Portsmouth North)
Sandra Osborne MP (Labour, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock)
Sir Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrat, Colchester)
Bob Stewart MP (Conservative, Beckenham)
Ms Gisela Stuart MP (Labour, Birmingham, Edgbaston)
The following were also Members of the Committee
during the Parliament:
Mr David Hamilton MP (Labour, Midlothian)
Mr Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrat, Portsmouth
South)
Mr Adam Holloway MP (Conservative, Gravesham)
Alison Seabeck MP (Labour, Moor View)
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/parliament.uk/defcom.
A list of Reports of the Committee in the present Parliament is
at the back of this volume.
The Reports of the Committee, the formal minutes
relating to that report, oral evidence taken and some or all written
evidence are available in a printed volume. Additional written
evidence may be published on the internet only.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Alda Barry
(Clerk), Judith Boyce (Second Clerk), Karen Jackson (Audit Adviser),
Ian Thomson (Inquiry Manager), Christine Randall (Senior Committee
Assistant), Miguel Boo Fraga (Committee Assistant), Sumati Sowamber
(Committee Support Assistant), and Clayton McClesky (Intern).
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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