Sessional Returns 2001-02 - Contents


7. Defence

The Committee was nominated on Monday 16 July 2001.

It had 11 Members and held 44 Meetings. This included 3 "Quadripartite" meetings held concurrently with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees (listed as concurrent meetings (CM) in the attendance table below).


Members
Meetings
attended

George, Mr Bruce (Chairman from 18.7.01)(including 3 CM)
44
Cran, Mr James (from 29.10.01)
30
Crausby, Mr David 31
Hancock, Mr Mike 30
Howarth, Mr Gerald (including 1 CM)
35
Jones, Mr Kevan
35
Knight, Jim
35
Lewis, Dr Julian (until 29.10.01)
1
Mercer, Patrick (including 2 CM)
33
Rapson, Syd
41
Roy, Mr Frank
30
Squire, Rachel (including 3 CM)
37

Overall Attendance:
83.04%
Number of Members added:
1
Number of Members discharged:
1
Turnover of membership during the Session:
9%



Staff
Clerk of the Committee: Mr Paul Evans (until 08.10.01), Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2); Mr Mark Hutton (from 9.10.01), Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2).

Second Clerk: Mrs Carol Oxborough (until 31.10.02), (Senior Clerk Band A2); Second Clerk: Mr Steven Mark (from 1.11.02), (Senior Clerk Band A2).

Committee Specialists: Mr Simon Fiander, (seconded from the National Audit Office)(Band A2), Dr John Gearson (from 25.02.02) (Band B1)

Committee Assistant: Ms Lis Partridge (until 3.12.01), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2), Mrs Fiona Channon, (from 26.11.01) Higher Executive Officer (Band B2), Mrs Lisa Wrobel (from 23.5.02 until 29.10.02), Higher Executive Officer (Band B2).

Secretary: Miss Sue Monaghan, (from 9.10.01) Secretary (Band C)/Ms Karen Watling, Secretary (Band C).

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr James Broderick, Professor Michael Clarke, Mr Peter Clarke, Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold CB, Dr Eric Dykes, Dr Jonathan Eyal, Professor Malcolm Harrington, Dr Irina Isakova, Mr John Robbs, Professor David Kirkpatrick, Mr Duncan Lennox, Air Vice-Marshal Professor Tony Mason, Mr Andrew McDonald, Mr Mark Mildred, Sir Michael Quinlan, Dr Michael Rance, Dr Andrew Rathmell, Mr Paul Read, Brigadier Austin Thorpe, Ms Sue Ward and Professor Paul Wilkinson.
Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
Number of appearances by:
Cabinet Ministers
4
Other Ministers
6
Members of the House of Lords (of whom one was a Minister)
1
Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
Ministry of Defence
21
Defence Procurement Agency
2
Warship Support Agency
2
other government departments
11
Other witnesses
35

Overseas Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
2-3.7.01Brussels
1A
1
Parliamentary Dimension of the European Security and Defence Policy
£1,072.36
21-25.10.01Oman
9
2
Visit Exercise Saif Sareea II
£732.60
14-15.1.02Brussels
11
2
Inquiry into the Future of NATO
£7,506.48
23-24.1.02Washington Congressional Visit
1A
1
Participation in American Congressional Hearing
£9,478.80
3-7.2.02Washington
9
2
Inquiries into: Defence and Security in the UK, Missile Defence and The Future of NATO
£49,037.25
2-4.4.02Afghanistan
3
1
Briefing: Role of HM Forces
£14,084.69
12-16.5.02Bulgaria, Estonia
Latvia, Lithuania,
Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia
8
3
Inquiry into the Future of NATO
£19,187.39
2-3.6.02Brussels
1A
0
Conference of European Union Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees
£548.95
17-21.6.02Moscow
8
2
Inquiry into the Future of NATO
£28,178.20
1-2.7.02Brussels
3
1
Inquiry into the Future of NATO
£1,981.44
11-12.11.02Athens
1A
1
Conference of European Union Chairmen of Defence Committees
£2,500.00
(estimated outturn)


ATravel in a representative capacity

Visits to European Institutions
None

UK Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
21.11.01Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
(Porton Down)
9
2
Inquiry into Defence and Security in the UK
£676.03
6.12.01Centre for Defence Medicine
(Birmingham)
5
2
Briefing: Defence Medical Services
£879.00
22.1.02Atomic Weapons
Establishment
Aldermaston
(Berkshire)
7
2
Inquiry into Defence and Security in the UK
£356.20
28.2.02Defence Procurement Agency
(Abbey Wood,
Bristol)
5
1
Inquiry into Major Procurement Projects
£1,147.73
11-12.3.02HM Naval Base
Clyde (Faslane and Coulport)
Rosyth and the Scottish Executive
(Edinburgh)
5
2
Inquiry into Defence and Security in the UK
£2,895.17
19.3.02RAF Coningsby
(Lincolnshire)
5
2
Inquiry into Defence and Security in the UK
£617.50
18-19.9.02Flag Officer Sea
Trials (FOST)
HM Naval Base Devonport
(Plymouth)
1
1
Royal Navy Sea Trials
£47.00
28-29.10.02Northern Ireland
4
2
Briefing: Role of HM Forces
£3,002.42
4.11.02King's College, London
6
4
Seminar on SDR New Chapter
£225.00
(estimated outturn)
5.11.02RAF Marham
(Norfolk)
7
2
Inquiry into SDR New Chapter
£572.00


Reports and Minutes of Evidence

Title
HC No. (2001-02)
Date of publication
No. of pages
Sale price
Government reply
First Report: The Ministry of Defence Police Changes in Jurisdiction proposed under the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill 2001
382
6.12.01
26
£11.00
Response received
14.2.02
Published as Third Special Report , Session
2001-02
Second Report: The Threat from Terrorism
348 - I
18.12.01
45
£10.00
Response received
7.3.02
Published as Fourth Special Report , Session
2001 -02
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: The Threat from Terrorism
348-II
18.12.01
96
£14.50
Not applicable
Third Report: The Ministry of Defence Reviews of Armed Forces' Pension and Compensation Arrangements
666
9.05.02
141
£20.50
Response received 25.07.02
Published as Fifth Special Report , Session
2001 -02
Fourth Report: Major Procurement Projects
779
10.7.02
205
£20.50
Response received 24.10.02
Published as Sixth Special Report , Session
2001 -02
Fifth Report: Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2000, Licensing Policy
and Prior Parliamentary Scrutiny. *
718
19.7.02
127
£14.50
Cm 5629, published 28.10.02
Sixth Report: Defence and Security in the UK.
518- I
24.7.02
93
£13.00
Response received 28.10.02
Published as Seventh Special Report, Session
2001 -02
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Defence and Security in the UK
518 -II
24.7.02
96
£24.00
Not applicable
Seventh Report: The Future of NATO.
914
31.7.02
124
£14.50
Response received 24.10.02
Published as Eighth Special Report , Session
2001 -02
First Special Report: The Strategic Defence Review: The Reserve Forces Government Observations on the Sixth Report from the Defence Committee of Session 2000-01.
213
18.7.01
9
£4.00
Not applicable
Second Special Report: Government Response: The MoD's Annual Reporting Cycle 2000-01.
214
18.7.01
13
£4.00
Not applicable
Third Special Report: Government Response: The Ministry of Defence Police: Changes in Jurisdiction proposed under the Anti- terrorism Crime and Security Bill 2001.
621
14.2.02
6
£3.00
Not applicable
Fourth Special Report: Government Response: The Threat from Terrorism.
667
7.3.02
13
£4.00
Not applicable
Fifth Special Report: Government Response: The Ministry of Defence Reviews of Armed Forces Pensions and Compensations Arrangements.
1115
25.7.02
26
£7.00
Not applicable
Sixth Special Report: Government Response: Major Procurement Projects.
1229
24.10.02
21
£5.50
Not applicable
Seventh Special Report: Government Response: Defence and Security in the UK.
1230
24.10.02
24
£5.50
Not applicable
Eighth Special Report: Government Response: The Future of NATO.
1231
24.10.02
7
£3.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: European Security and Defence
487 - i
19.12.01
21
£5.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Defence and Security in the UK
518-i
16.1.02
27
£7.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Defence and Security in the UK
518-ii
7.3.02
37
£9.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Defence and Security in the UK
518-iii
15.3.02
15
£5.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Armed Forces Pension and Compensation Reviews
666-i
6.3.02
36
£9.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation Reviews
666 -ii
13.3.02
37
£10.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Missile Defence
644-i
19.4.02
32
£9.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: Missile Defence
644-ii
1.5.02
15
£5.50
Not applicable
Uncorrected Minutes of Evidence published on the Internet: SDR New Chapter
1232-ii
07.11.02
  
  
Not applicable


* Joint publication with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees.

Government replies to Reports for Session 2000-01

Reply to the Committee's Seventh Report: The Draft Export Control and Non-Proliferation Bill published as Cm 5218 (9.07.01).

Minutes of Proceedings

The Minutes of Proceedings for the Committee Session 2001-02 will be published as HC 1314, Session 2001-02.

Divisions
None.

Debates
The following Report was debated in the House:

Second Report, Session 2001-02, The Threat from Terrorism, on a Estimates Day under Standing Order No.54 , 7.3.02

The following Reports were referred to on the Order Paper as being relevant to debates in the House:

First Report, Session 2001-02, The Ministry of Defence Police: Changes in Jurisdiction proposed under Anti-terrorism Crime and Security Bill 2001, 22.11.01

Fourth Report, Session 2001-02, Major Procurement Projects, 17.7.02

Seventh Report, Session 2001-02, The Future of NATO, 17.10.02

Sixth Report, Session 2001-02, Defence and Security in the UK and Seventh Special Report, Session 2001-02, Defence and Security in the UK: Government Response, 31.10.02

Minutes of Evidence, Session 2001-02, Armed Forces Pensions and Compensation Reviews, HC 666-i and -ii 27.3.02

Oral Evidence

Oral Evidence was taken at 31 of the Committee's 44 Meetings. On 4 occasions evidence was taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
Number of oral evidence sessions
Armed Forces' Pensions and Compensation
2
Defence and Security in the UK
12
European Security and Defence
1
Major Procurement Projects
3
MDP changes in jurisdiction proposed under Anti -terrorism Crime and Security bill
1
Missile Defence
2
SDR - The New Chapter
2
Strategic Export Controls *
1
The Future of NATO
3
The Threat from Terrorism
4
Total
31

* Jointly with the Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees.



 
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