The Committee of Privileges
The Committee of Privileges is appointed by the House
of Commons to consider specific matters relating to privilege
referred to it by the House.
Current membership
Rt Hon Kevin Barron MP (Labour, Rother Valley)
(Chair)
Sir Paul Beresford MP (Conservative, Mole Valley)
Mr Christopher Chope MP (Conservative, Christchurch)
Rt Hon Mr Tom Clarke MP (Labour, Coatbridge, Chryston
and Bellshill)
Mr Geoffrey Cox MP (Conservative, Tonbridge and
West Devon)
Mr Dominic Grieve MP (Conservative, Beaconsfield)
Sir Nick Harvey MP (Liberal Democrat, North Devon)
Fiona O'Donnell MP (Labour, East Lothian)
Rt Hon Sir John Randall MP (Conservative, Uxbridge
and South Ruislip)
Dr Alan Whitehead MP (Labour, Southampton, Test)
The following were also Members of the Committee
during the Parliament:
Annette Brooke MP (Liberal Democrat, Mid Dorset and
North Poole), Mr Robert Buckland MP (Conservative, South Swindon)
and Heather Wheeler MP (Conservative, South Derbyshire).
Powers
The constitution and powers of the Committee are
set out in Standing Order No. 148A. The Law Officers, if they
are Members of the House, may attend and take part in the Committee's
proceedings, but may not vote.
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/privileges.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Eve Samson
and Alda Barry (Clerks), Katya Simms (Second Clerk), and Cecilia
Santi O Desanti (Committee Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the Committee of Privileges, Journal Office, House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 6615
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