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 October 2015, the Committee's current members are as follows:

Member Party Constituency
Crispin Blunt MP (Chair) Conservative Reigate
John Baron MP Conservative Basildon and Billericay
Rt Hon Ann Clwyd MP Labour Cynon Valley
Mike Gapes MP Labour and Co-op Ilford South
Andrew Rosindell MP Conservative Romford
Nadhim Zahawi MP Conservative Stratford-on-Avon
Stephen Gethins MP Scottish National North East Fife
Mark Hendrick MP Labour and Co-operative Preston
Adam Holloway MP Conservative Gravesham
Daniel Kawczynski MP Conservative Shrewsbury and Atcham
Yasmin Qureshi MP Labour Bolton South East

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