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 Twitter @CommonsDefence.

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The Committee also has a Sub-Committee to inquire into topics of its choosing, currently on the Treatment of Contracted Staff for The MoD’s Ancillary Services.

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11 current committee members

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Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP
Conservative
Bournemouth East
Chair
Commons
Stuart Anderson MP
Conservative
Wolverhampton South West
Commons
Sarah Atherton MP
Conservative
Wrexham
Commons
Martin Docherty-Hughes MP
Scottish National Party
West Dunbartonshire
Commons
Richard Drax MP
Conservative
South Dorset
Commons
Rt Hon Mark Francois MP
Conservative
Rayleigh and Wickford
Commons
Rt Hon Kevan Jones MP
Labour
North Durham
Commons
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck MP
Labour
South Shields
Commons
Gavin Robinson MP
Democratic Unionist Party
Belfast East
Commons
Rt Hon John Spellar MP
Labour
Warley
Commons
Derek Twigg MP
Labour
Halton
Commons

Contact us

  • Email: defcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3113/6168 (General enquiries) / 07562435286 (Toni McAndrew-Noon: Media enquiries)
  • Address: Defence Committee, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA