Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee

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The Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee (or simply the 'Northern Ireland Affairs Committee') is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The committee's remit is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office.

Members

The committee consists of 13 Members of Parliament. Members are nominated by the House of Commons Selection Committee at the beginning of each Parliamentary session, and serve for the duration of that parliament. The membership reflects the strengths of parties in the House of Commons as a whole. The Committee appoints one of its number as Chairman.^[1]

The current members of the committee, as of 17 November 2008, are

Source: Parliament Website

References

1. ^ UK Parliament - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Terms of Reference

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament

External links

• Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Homepage

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