House of Commons - Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade And Industry - Third, Second, Third, Fourth Report

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Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development
and Trade And Industry - Third, Second, Third, Fourth Reports

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 2 February 2000.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

REPORT

I INTRODUCTION

Origins of inquiry
Joint inquiry
Debate
Scott Report legislation
Scale of UK defence exports
Purpose and scope of inquiry
Licensing process

II SCRUTINY OF REPORTS

Sampling

Licences granted: 1997
Licences granted: 1998
Refusals and Revocations: general
Refusals: 1997
Revocations etc: 1997
Refusals: 1998
Revocations etc: 1998
Refusals and revocations: conclusion
Appeals: general
Appeals: 1997
Appeals: 1998
Appeals: conclusion
Conclusion

Indonesia

Revocation
Licences granted 1997-99
Embargo
ECGD
Conclusion

Pakistan

1997 Annual Report
Nuclear tests
1998 Annual Report
Coup and aftermath

Zimbabwe
Pakistan and Zimbabwe
Other destinations
Channel Islands

III POLICY

Trafficking and brokering
Licensed production
Joint production
End-use
Small arms
EU Code of Conduct

Denials
Changes
Non-EU states: USA
Non-EU states: accession

IV PRESENTATION AND CONTENT OF ANNUAL REPORT

General reaction
Delay
Presentation

Country tables
OIELs

Accuracy
Descriptions
Volume & value
End-user
Exports
ECGD
DESO
Defence industry

V PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY

Obstacles
Future system
Prior scrutiny

VI CONCLUSION

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANNEX I

Licensing System

ANNEX II

Clerk's Note of Visit to Sweden, 29 November 1999

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEES RELATING TO THE REPORT

DEFENCE COMMITTEE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE

APPENDICES TO THE REPORT

Criteria to be used in considering Licence Applications for the export of conventional arms
EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports

ANNEX A

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE (HC 541-i (98-99))

Wednesday 3 November 1999

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

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Prepared 11 February 2000