Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

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The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Northern Ireland Office.

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The committee consists of 13 Members of Parliament. Members are nominated by the House of Commons at the beginning of each Parliamentary session for the duration of that parliament. The membership reflects the strengths of parties in the parliament as a whole. The Committee appoints one of its number as Chairman.<ref>UK Parliament - Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Terms of Reference </ref>

Member	Constituency	Party
Sir Patrick Cormack MP (Chairman)	South Staffordshire	Conservative
Mr David Anderson MP	Blaydon	Labour
Rt. Hon John Battle MP	Leeds West	Labour
Mr Gregory Campbell MP	East Londonderry	Democratic Unionist
Rosie Cooper MP	West Lancashire	Labour
Mr Christopher Fraser MP	South West Norfolk	Conservative
Mr John Grogan MP	Selby	Labour
Mr Stephen Hepburn MP	Jarrow	Labour
Lady Hermon MP	North Down	Ulster Unionist
Dr Alasdair McDonnell MP	Belfast South	Social Democratic & Labour
Mr Denis Murphy MP	Wansbeck	Labour
Stephen Pound MP	Ealing North	Labour
Sammy Wilson MP	East Antrim	Democratic Unionist