Committees on Arms Export Controls
The Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) are the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and International Trade Committees meeting together for the purpose of examining and reporting on the Government’s regular reports on strategic export controls and related matters.
Current membership
Any Member of the four Committees can attend CAEC meetings, but each Committee has nominated Members to routinely attend. These are:
Graham P Jones MP (Labour, Hyndburn) (Chair)
Ann Clwyd MP (Labour, Cynon Valley)
Leo Docherty MP (Conservative, Aldershot)
Mr Nigel Evans MP (Conservative, Ribble Valley)
Mr Marcus Fysh MP (Conservative, Yeovil)
Mike Gapes MP (Labour Co-op, Ilford South)
Mr Ranil Jayawardena MP (Conservative, North East Hampshire)
Mrs Pauline Latham MP (Conservative, Mid Derbyshire)
Chris Law MP (Scottish National Party, Dundee West)
Emma Little Pengelly MP (Democratic Unionist Party, Belfast South)
Priti Patel MP (Conservative, Witham)
Faisal Rashid MP (Labour, Warrington South)
Gavin Robinson MP (Democratic Unionist Party, Belfast East)
Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP (Labour Co-op, Brighton, Kemptown)
Mr Bob Seely MP (Conservative, Isle of Wight)
Henry Smith MP (Conservative, Crawley)
Stephen Twigg MP (Labour Co-op, Liverpool, West Derby)
Catherine West MP (Labour, Hornsey and Wood Green)
Powers
The Committees are departmental select committees, the powers of which are set out in the House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No. 152. The powers of the Committees to work together and agree joint reports are set out in Standing Order No. 137A. These are available on the internet via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
CAEC reports are published on the Committees’ website and in print by Order of the House.
Evidence relating to this report is published on the relevant inquiry page of the Committees’ website.
Committee staff
The current staff of CAEC are Joanna Welham (Clerk), David Turner (Committee Specialist) and Mariam Keating (Committee Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the CAEC, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 1812; the Committee’s email address is caeccom@parliament.uk. Media inquiries should be addressed to George Perry on 020 7219 8430.
Published: 18 July 2018