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Defence Committee Publications

Defence - Seventh Report

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 July 2003.


CONTENTS


Terms of Reference

Summary

1. Introduction

2. Work of the Committee

3. The draft bill

The Consultation Process

An enabling bill

Definition of emergency

4. Provisions relating to civil protection

Central Government

The Regional Tier

The Local Tier

Local Resilience Forums

Local responder bodies

London

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Resources

5. Provisions relating to emergency powers

The triple lock

Territorial extent

Human rights

6. Parliamentary oversight

7. Conclusion

8. Conclusions and recommendations

Witnesses

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE

Thursday 20 March 2003

Wednesday 26 March 2003

Wednesday 2 April 2003

Written evidence

Unprinted written evidence

Formal minutes

Reports from the Defence Committee since 2001


 
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