Defence Committee

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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.

Following the 2005 general election, the members of the Defence Committee, appointed on July 13 2005, are:

• Rt Hon. James Arbuthnot, (chairman, Conservative)
• David Borrow (Labour)
• David Crausby (Labour)
• Linda Gilroy (Labour)
• David Hamilton (Labour)
• Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)
• Dai Havard (Labour)
• Adam Holloway (Conservative)
• Bernard Jenkin (Conservative)
• Brian Jenkins (Labour)
• Kevan Jones (Labour)
• Robert Key (Conservative)
• Willie Rennie (Liberal Democrat)
• John Smith (Labour)