APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDIX 1
Letter to the Chairman from Rt Hon Patricia
Hewitt MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Postponement
of Evidence Session
As you are aware, I am due to appear before
the Quadripartite Committee on 27 January 2003 to give evidence
to aid the Committee's consideration of draft secondary legislation
to be made under the Export Control Act. Unfortunately, due to
the highly complex nature of some of the controls we are proposing
to introduce (which in some cases have proved even more complex
than we originally anticipated) it has not been proved possible
to publish the consultation document on the secondary legislation
as early as we had originally planned. I would therefore suggest
that we postpone the date for my appearance before the Committee
until after publication. I hope the Committee will accept my sincerest
apologies for this delay.
I am mindful that I have given my commitment
to the Committee that the secondary legislation will not be finalised
before the Committee has had an opportunity to examine the draft
proposals and, if necessary, produce a report. I hope therefore
to appear before the Committee at the earliest opportunity after
the publication of the consultation document. My officials will
liaise with the Clerk to the Committee to arrange a suitable date.
14 January 2003
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