Committees

Defence Committee

Commons Select Committee

The Defence Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration, and policy of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies. You can follow the Committee on X (formerly Twitter) using @CommonsDefence.

The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing.

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11 current committee members

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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP
Labour
Slough
Chair
Commons
Mr Calvin Bailey MP
Labour
Leyton and Wanstead
Commons
Alex Baker MP
Labour
Aldershot
Commons
Lincoln Jopp MP
Conservative
Spelthorne
Commons
Emma Lewell MP
Labour
South Shields
Commons
Mike Martin MP
Liberal Democrat
Tunbridge Wells
Commons
Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP
Conservative
Hereford and South Herefordshire
Commons
Ian Roome MP
Liberal Democrat
North Devon
Commons
Michelle Scrogham MP
Labour
Barrow and Furness
Commons
Fred Thomas MP
Labour
Plymouth Moor View
Commons
Derek Twigg MP
Labour
Widnes and Halewood
Commons

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 2996 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA