Foreign Affairs - Fifth Report

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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 27 June 2000.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

ANNUAL REPORTS OF FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND BRITISH TRADE INTERNATIONAL 2000

Introduction

Content of FCO Annual Report

Relations with Parliament

Recruitment to the FCO

FCO Staff numbers, applications and recruitment, policy entry ("fast stream", i.e. grades DS7D/8)

ANNUAL REPORTS OF FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE AND BRITISH TRADE INTERNATIONAL 2000 (Continued)

Information technology

FCO costs and funding

Hospitality and entertainment

Security of staff

Overseas Estate

Senior staff

Entry clearance fees

BBC World Service and British Council

BBC World Service

The British Council

British Trade International

Background

Annual Report

Coherence of organisation

Resources of BTI

CONCLUSION

SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF MEMORANDA INCLUDED IN THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

LIST OF APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE



MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Tuesday 16 May 2000
Tuesday 6 June 2000 (HC 550-i)

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

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Prepared 4 July 2000