Petitions Committee
The Petitions Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to consider e-petitions submitted on petition.parliament.uk and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons.
Current membership
Helen Jones MP (Labour, Warrington North) (Chair)
Martyn Day MP (Scottish National Party, Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
Michelle Donelan MP (Conservative, Chippenham)
Steve Double MP (Conservative, St Austell and Newquay)
Luke Hall MP (Conservative, Thornbury and Yate)
Mike Hill MP (Labour, Hartlepool)
Catherine McKinnell MP (Labour, Newcastle upon Tyne North)
Damien Moore MP (Conservative, Southport)
Paul Scully MP (Conservative, Sutton and Cheam)
Liz Twist MP (Labour, Blaydon)
Daniel Zeichner MP (Labour, Cambridge)
Powers
The powers of the Committee are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 145A. These are available on the internet via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
Committee reports are published on the Committee’s website and in print by Order of the House.
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Anne-Marie Griffiths (Clerk), Samir Setti (Second Clerk), Kate Anderson (Petitions and Communications Manager), Emma McIntosh (Petitions and Engagement Manager), Zoe Hays (Senior Committee Assistant), Shane Pathmanathan (Petitions Moderation Officer), Katherine Gammie (Enquiries and Engagement Assistant), Khadijah J Khatun (Committee Support Assistant) and Mark Jenner (Media Officer).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the Petitions Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 4272; the Committee’s email address is hcenquiries@parliament.uk.
Published: 3 August 2018