The Joint Committee on the draft Bribery
Bill
The Joint Committee on the draft Bribery Bill was
appointed by the House of Commons and the House of Lords on 11
May 2009 to examine the draft Bribery Bill and report to both
Houses by 21 July 2009.
Current membership
Mr David S. Borrow (Labour, South Ribble)
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat, Orkney and Shetland)
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Conservative, Torridge and West Devon)
Mary Creagh (Labour, Wakefield)
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Conservative, Huntingdon)
Mr Bruce George (Labour, Walsall South)
Linda Gilroy (Labour Co-operative, Plymouth Sutton)
Dr Brian Iddon (Labour, Bolton South East)
Martin Linton (Labour, Battersea)
Mr Virendra Sharma (Labour, Ealing Southall)
Dr Desmond Turner (Labour, Brighton Kemptown)
Jeremy Wright (Conservative, Rugby and Kenilworth)
Lord Anderson of Swansea (Labour)
Viscount Colville of Culross (Crossbench), Chairman
Lord Goodhart (Liberal Democrat)
Lord Grabiner (Labour)
Baroness Henig (Labour)
Lord Lyell of Markyate (Conservative)
Lord Mayhew of Twysden (Conservative)
The Earl of Onslow (Conservative)
Lord Sheikh (Conservative)
Lord Thomas of Gresford (Liberal Democrat)
Baroness Whitaker (Labour)
Lord Williamson of Horton (Crossbench)
Powers
The Committee has the power to require the submission of written
evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet away from
Westminster, to meet at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued
or dissolved), to appoint specialist advisers, and to make Reports
to the two Houses.
Publication
The Report and evidence of the Joint Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the two Houses. All publications
of the Joint Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at:
www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/joint_committee_on_the_draft_bribery_bill.cfm
Committee staff
The staff of the Joint Committee were drawn from both Houses
and comprised Emily Commander (Commons Clerk), Christine Salmon
Percival (Lords Clerk), Simon Fuller (Legal Adviser), Paul Simpkin
(Senior Committee Assistant), Dilys Tonge (Committee Assistant),
Michelle Garratty (Committee Assistant), Claudia Rock (Committee
Assistant), Michelle Owens (Team Manager), Sam Colebrook (Committee
Support Assistant) and George Fleck (Office Support Assistant).
This inquiry was run from the Scrutiny Unit in the Committee Office,
House of Commons.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the
Joint Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank London SW1P 3JA.
The telephone number for general enquiries is 020 7219 8387. The
Joint Committee's email address is briberybill@parliament.uk.
Media inquiries should be addressed to Jessica Bridges-Palmer
on 020 7219 0724.
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