The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy
is appointed by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to
consider the National Security Strategy.
Membership
| HOUSE OF LORDS | HOUSE OF COMMONS
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| Lord Boateng (Labour)
Lord Clark of Windermere (Labour)
Baroness Falkner of Margravine (Liberal Democrat)
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative)
Lord Levene of Portsoken (Crossbench)
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market (Conservative)
Lord Mitchell (Labour)
Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative)
Lord Ramsbotham (Crossbench)
Lord West of Spithead (Labour)
| Margaret Beckett MP (Labour) (Chair)
Mr Adrian Bailey MP (Labour/Co-operative)
Sir Alan Beith MP (Liberal Democrat)
Sir Malcolm Bruce MP (Liberal Democrat)
Fabian Hamilton MP (Labour)
Paul Murphy MP (Labour)
Sir Richard Ottaway MP (Conservative)
Mark Pritchard MP (Conservative)
Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP (Conservative)
Rory Stewart MP (Conservative)
Keith Vaz MP (Labour)
Mr Tim Yeo MP (Conservative)
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Powers
The Committee has the power to require the submission
of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet
at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved),
to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom, to appoint
specialist advisers, and to make Reports to both Houses. The Lords
Committee has power to agree with the Commons in the appointment
of a Chairman.
Publications
The Report of the Joint Committee is published by
The Stationery Office by Order of the two Houses. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the internet
at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/national-security-strategy/
Committee staff
The current staff of the Committee are Charlotte
Littleboy (Commons Clerk), James Whittle (Lords Clerk), Emma Graham
(Committee Specialist), Christine Randall (Senior Committee Assistant),
Susan Ramsay (Commons Committee Assistant), Nicola Barker (Lords
Committee Assistant) and Alex Paterson (Media Officer).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Commons
Clerk of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy,
Committee Office, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone
number for general enquiries is 020 7219 2712; the Committee's
email address is JCNSS@parliament.uk
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