The Defence Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1979. See also Committee A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) It oversees the operations of the Ministry of Defence and its associated public bodies, including the armed forces. The Ministry of Defence ( MoD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters For the military meaning see Armed forces. For the Soviet sports society see Armed Forces (sports society Armed Forces
Current Members
| Member | Constituency | ||
| Rt Hon James Arbuthnot (Conservative),(Chair) | North East Hampshire | ||
| David Borrow (Labour) | South Ribble | ||
| David Crausby (Labour) | Bolton North East | ||
| Linda Gilroy (Labour Co-op) | Plymouth Sutton | ||
| David Hamilton (Labour) | Midlothian | ||
| Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) | Portsmouth South | ||
| Dai Havard (Labour) | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | ||
| Adam Holloway (Conservative) | Gravesham | ||
| Bernard Jenkin (Conservative) | North Essex | ||
| Brian Jenkins (Labour) | Tamworth | ||
| Kevan Jones (Labour) | Durham North | ||
| Robert Key (Conservative) | Salisbury | ||
| John Smith (Labour) | Vale of Glamorgan | ||
| Richard Younger-Ross (Liberal Democrat) | Teignbridge | ||
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James Norwich Arbuthnot (born 4 August 1952) is a British Conservative Party politician North East Hampshire is a County constituency in the English county of Hampshire, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament David Stanley Borrow (born 2 August 1952 is a British Labour Party Politician. South Ribble is a Constituency in Lancashire, England represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom David Anthony Crausby (born 17 June 1946 is a British Politician and the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bolton North East. Bolton North East is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Linda Gilroy (b 19 July 1949, Moffat, Scotland) is a British Politician. Plymouth Sutton is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. David Hamilton (born October 24, 1950) is the Scottish Labour Party MP for Midlothian. Midlothian, Scotland, is a Constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Michael Thomas Hancock CBE (born April 9, 1946) known as Mike Hancock, is a British Politician. Portsmouth South is a Borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. David Stuart Havard (born 7 February 1950 at Quaker's Yard Merthyr Tydfil) known as Dai Havard, is a Welsh politician Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Adam James Harold Holloway (born 29 July 1965 in Faversham, Kent) is a British Politician and is the Conservative MP for Gravesham is a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Bernard Christison Jenkin (born 9 April 1959 is a politician in the United Kingdom. North Essex is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Brian David Jenkins (born 19 September 1942 South Wales) is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and current Member of Parliament Tamworth is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Kevan David Jones MP (born 25 April 1964) is a politician in the United Kingdom. North Durham is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Simon Robert Key known as Robert Key (born 22 April 1945, Plymouth) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. Salisbury is a County constituency centred on the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire. John William Patrick Smith (born March 7, 1951) is a Welsh Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament (MP for the Vale Vale of Glamorgan is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Richard Alan Younger-Ross (born Richard Alan Ross January 29, 1953, Surrey) is a politician in England. Teignbridge is a County constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Parliament of the United Kingdom (that is the Houses of Commons and Lords) has a number of Committees &ndash small numbers of members appointed to deal withDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic