Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2012): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2010, Quarterly Reports for July to December 2010 and January to September 2011, the Government's Review of arms exports to the Middle East and North Africa, and control issues - Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Contents



The Committees on Arms Export Controls

The Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees are appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development and any associated public bodies.

Current membership

BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS: Mr Adrian Bailey*§, Mr Brian Binley, Paul Blomfield, Katy Clark*, Julie Elliott, Rebecca Harris, Margot James*, Simon Kirby, Ann McKechin*, Mr David Ward, Nadhim Zahawi*

DEFENCE: Rt Hon James Arbuthnot§, Mr Julian Brazier, Thomas Docherty, Rt Hon Jeffrey M. Donaldson*, John Glen*, Mr Dai Harvard, Mrs Madeleine Moon, Penny Mordaunt,* Sandra Osborne, Sir Bob Russell, Bob Stewart*, Ms Gisela Stuart

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: , Rt Hon Sir John Stanley* (Chair of the Committees' concurrent meetings), Richard Ottaway§, Rt Hon Mr Bob Ainsworth, Mr John Baron, Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell, Rt Hon Ann Clwyd*, Mike Gapes*, Mark Hendrick, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Frank Roy, Rory Stewart*, Mr Dave Watts* (left Committee 25/6/2012)

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Bruce*§, Hugh Bayley, Richard Burden*, Mr Sam Gyimah, Richard Harrington, Pauline Latham, Jeremy Lefroy, Mr Michael McCann, Alison McGovern, Fiona O'Donnell*, Chris White*

* Member who participated in the inquiry leading to this Report

§ Chair of a participating Committee

Powers

The Committees are departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in Standing Order No 152. The powers of the Committees to work together and agree joint reports are set out in Standing Order No. 137A. These Standing Orders are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk.

Publication

The Reports and evidence of the Committees are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committees (including news items) are on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/other-committees/committee-on-arms-export-controls/.

Committee staff

The current staff of the Committees are Keith Neary (Clerk), Vanessa Hallinan (Committee Assistant), and Alex Paterson (Media Officer)

Contacts

All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Committees on Arms Export Controls, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 2420; the Committees' email address is caecom@parliament.uk


 
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