Defence - Sixth 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 17 July 2002.

CONTENTS

  

REPORT

Terms of Reference

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND TO THE INQUIRY

The Armed Forces and Home Defence

The Strategic Defence Review

SDR New Chapter

Our Approach

Parliamentary Scrutiny

PREVENTION AND PROTECTION

International Activities

National Activities

Air Defence

Military Action: justification and decision

Response Time

Deployment of Missiles

Effects on Air Crew

NATINADS

Defence of UK waters

MV Nisha incident

Key Point Defence

Military Sites

Ministry of Defence Police

Royal Navy Vessels

Counter-terrorism

Intelligence

Distribution of intelligence-based information

Transport Security

Airports and Airlines

The restricted zone

Baggage screening

Airport passes

CCTV at airports

Port Security

Container traffic

Networks and Systems

Nuclear Installations

PREPAREDNESS

US Actions

Consequence Management and Resilience

Civil Contingencies Secretariat

Emergency Planning Review

Role of Central Government

Lead Government Department

A director of homeland security?

Mutual Aid

Communications

Airwave

Reinforcement

The Private Security Industry

Military Support

The role of the reserves

The Regular forces

Military civil liaison

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

Health Protection Agency

Local health services

Personal protection and mass decontamination

Smallpox vaccine

Regional Co-ordination

RESOURCES AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Informing the Public

CONCLUSION

LIST OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE

LIST OF WITNESSES

MEMORANDA PUBLISHED AS APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS

MEMORANDA PUBLISHED AS APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

DEFENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS IN THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 518-II)

Wednesday 16 January 2002
Wednesday 30 January 2002
Wednesday 13 February 2002
Wednesday 6 March 2002
Wednesday 10 April 2002 (Morning sitting)
Wednesday 10 April 2002 (Afternoon sitting)
Wednesday 17 April 2002 (Morning sitting)
Wednesday 17 April 2002 (Afternoon sitting)
Wednesday 24 April 2002
Tuesday 7 May 2002
Wednesday 8 May 2002
Wednesday 22 May 2002

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 518-II)

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Prepared 24 July 2002