Defence Select Committee

The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1979. It oversees the operations of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the armed forces.

Membership

As of 24 October 2011, the members of the committee are as follows:

Member		Party	Constituency
	Rt Hon James Arbuthnot MP (Chair)	Conservative	North East Hampshire
	Julian Brazier MP	Conservative	Canterbury
	Thomas Docherty MP	Labour	Dunfermline and West Fife
	Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP	Democratic Unionist	Lagan Valley
	John Glen MP	Conservative	Salisbury
	Dai Havard MP	Labour	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
	Madeleine Moon MP	Labour	Bridgend
	Penny Mordaunt MP	Conservative	Portsmouth North
	Sandra Osborne MP	Labour	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
	Bob Russell MP	Liberal Democrat	Colchester
	Bob Stewart MP	Conservative	Beckenham
	Gisela Stuart MP	Labour	Birmingham Edgbaston

Source: Defence Committee

Changes

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
2 November 2010		Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)	Gravesham	→		Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative)	Portsmouth North	Hansard
		David Hamilton MP (Labour)	Midlothian	→		Thomas Docherty MP (Labour)	Dunfermline and West Fife
		Alison Seabeck MP (Labour)	Plymouth Moor View			Dai Havard MP (Labour)	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
		John Woodcock MP (Labour Co-op)	Barrow and Furness			Sandra Osborne MP (Labour)	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
24 October 2011		Mike Hancock MP (Liberal Democrat)	Portsmouth South	→		Bob Russell MP (Liberal Democrat)	Colchester	Hansard

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament

External links

• Official website