Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Committee memberships held in the past

• Member, Defence Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee (29 Jun 2010 to 3 Nov 2010)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, South West Regional Select Committee (11 Mar 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, South West Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 11 Mar 2009)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (27 Jun 2006 to 23 Oct 2006)
• Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 27 Jun 2006)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 Nov 2007)