Foreign Affairs Select Committee

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is one of many select committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Inquiries

The Foreign Affairs Committee carries out many inquiries, and publishes a variety of reports, including an annual Human Rights Report. During its inquiry into the government's decision to invade Iraq, Dr. David Kelly famously gave evidence to the committee on 15 July 2003, two days before his death.

Membership

As of 30 June 2014, the current members of the committee are as follows:

	Party	Constituency
Rt Hon Sir Richard Ottaway MP (Chair)	Conservative	Croydon South
John Baron MP	Conservative	Basildon and Billericay
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell QC MP	Liberal Democrat	North East Fife
Rt Hon Ann Clwyd MP	Labour	Cynon Valley
Mike Gapes MP	Labour Co-op	Ilford South
Mark Hendrick MP	Labour	Preston
Sandra Osborne MP	Labour	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Andrew Rosindell MP	Conservative	Romford
Frank Roy MP	Labour	Motherwell and Wishaw
Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP	Conservative	Tonbridge and Malling
Nadhim Zahawi MP	Conservative	Stratford-on-Avon

Source: Foreign Affairs 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	Emma Reynolds MP (Labour)	Wolverhampton North East	→	Bob Ainsworth MP (Labour)	Coventry North East	Hansard
18 June 2012	David Watts MP (Labour)	St Helens North	→	Mark Hendrick MP (Labour)	Preston	Hansard
20 May 2013	Bob Ainsworth MP (Labour)	Coventry North East	→	Sandra Osborne MP (Labour)	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock	Hansard
30 June 2014	Rory Stewart MP (Conservative)	Penrith and The Border	→	Nadhim Zahawi MP (Conservative)	Stratford-on-Avon	Hansard

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Inquiries

Membership

Changes

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