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 14 May 2014, the members of the committee are as follows:

	Party	Constituency
Rory Stewart MP (Chair)	Conservative	Penrith and The Border
Julian Brazier MP	Conservative	Canterbury
Thomas Docherty MP	Labour	Dunfermline and West Fife
Rt Hon Jeffrey Donaldson MP	Democratic Unionist	Lagan Valley
Dai Havard MP	Labour	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Adam Holloway MP	Conservative	Gravesham
Madeleine Moon MP	Labour	Bridgend
Bob Russell MP	Liberal Democrat	Colchester
Bob Stewart MP	Conservative	Beckenham
Gisela Stuart MP	Labour	Birmingham Edgbaston
Derek Twigg MP	Labour	Halton

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		Constituency	→		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
5 November 2012	John Glen MP (Conservative)	Salisbury	→	Adam Holloway MP (Conservative)	Gravesham	Hansard
10 June 2013	Sandra Osborne MP (Labour)	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	→	Derek Twigg MP (Labour)	Halton	Hansard

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See also

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