Formal minutes
Thursday 15 January 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey
Mr Eric Illsley
Andrew Mackinlay
Mr John Maples
Mr Bill Olner
| Richard Ottaway
Mr Greg Pope
Sir John Stanley
Ms Gisela Stuart
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism),
proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's
draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 5 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 6 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 7 to 12 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 13 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 14 and 15 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 16 and 17 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 18 to 22 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 23 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 24 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 25 to 27 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 28 to 33 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 34 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 35 to 37 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 38 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 39 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 40 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 41 to 44 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 45 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 46 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 47 and 48 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 49 to 56 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 57 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 58 to 74 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 75 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 76 to 77 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 78 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 79 to 81 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 82 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 83 to 86 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 87 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 88 to 95 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 96 and 97 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 98 to 116 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 117 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs—(Sir John Stanley)—brought
up, read the first and second time and amended.
Question put, That the paragraphs be inserted.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Mr David Chidgey
Andrew Mackinlay
Mr John Maples
Richard Ottaway
Sir John Stanley
| | Noes, 3
Mr Eric Illsley
Mr Greg Pope
Ms Gisela Stuart
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Paragraphs, as amended, inserted (now paragraphs
118 and 119).
Paragraphs 118 to 120 (now paragraphs 120 to 122)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 121 (now paragraph 123) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 122 to 126 (now paragraphs 124 to 128)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 127 (now paragraph 129) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 128 to 132 (now paragraphs 130 to 134)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 133 read. Motion made to leave out paragraph
133 and insert the following new paragraph:
"Israel will have seen the attack as a warning
to Syria over its involvement in terrorism and as a demonstration
to Syria that there could be a price to pay for such support.
It is impossible to overstate the horror felt by Israelis at suicide
bombings inside Israel. Arab states will see that attack as increasing
tension in the region and arguably as making it easier for Syria
to justify any future retaliatory attacks on Israel. Israel
has a right and duty to take steps to protect its citizens from
terrorist attacks. In the absence of such attacks, Israel would
not launch such strikes. However, punitive strikes such as that
against Syria may be counter productive. We recommend that the
government use its influence with Israel, its neighbours, the
Palestinian Authority and Palestinian groups to prevent the further
spread of violence."—(Mr John Maples)
Motion made and question put, That the paragraph
be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
Mr John Maples
Mr Greg Pope
Ms Gisela Stuart
| | Noes, 5
Mr David Chidgey
Mr Eric Illsley
Andrew Mackinlay
Mr Bill Olner
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Paragraph 133 agreed to (now paragraph 135).
Paragraphs 134 to 137 (now paragraphs 136 to 139)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 138 (now paragraph 140) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 139 to 143 (now paragraphs 141 to 145)
read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 144 to 146 (now paragraphs 146 to 148)
read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 147 to 154 (now paragraphs 149 to 156)
read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 155 to 157 (now paragraphs 157 to 159)
read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 158 (now paragraph 160) read and agreed
to.
Paragraphs 159 to 162 (now paragraphs 161 to 164)
read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 163 (now paragraph 165) read and agreed
to.
Paragraph 164 (now paragraph 166) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraph 165 (now paragraph 167) read and agreed
to.
Paragraph 166 (now paragraph 168) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 167 to 172 (now paragraphs 169 to 174)
read, amended and agreed to.
A paragraph—(Sir John Stanley)—brought
up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph
175).
Paragraph 173 (now paragraph 176) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 174 to 178 (now paragraphs 177 to 181)
read and agreed to.
Paragraphs—(Richard Ottaway)—brought
up, read the first and second time, amended and inserted (now
paragraphs 182 and 183).
Paragraphs—(John Maples)—brought
up, read the first and second time, amended and inserted (now
paragraphs 184 to 186).
Paragraphs 179 to 181 (now paragraphs 187 to 189)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 182 (now paragraph 190) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 183 to 189 (now paragraphs 191 to 197)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 190 (now paragraph 198) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 191 to 194 (now paragraphs 199 to 202)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 195 (now paragraph 203) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 196 to 207 (now paragraphs 204 to 215)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 208 (now paragraph 216) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 209 to 212 (now paragraphs 217 to 220)
read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 213 (now paragraph 221) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 214 to 224 (now paragraphs 222 to 232)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 225 (now paragraph 233) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 226 to 233 (now paragraphs 234 to 241)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 234 (now paragraph 242) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 235 to 243 (now paragraphs 243 to 251)
read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 244 and 245 (now paragraphs 252 and 253)
read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 246 to 248 (now paragraphs 254 to 256)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 249 (now paragraph 257) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 250 to 286 (now paragraphs 258 to 294)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 287 (now paragraph 295) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 288 to 292 (now paragraphs 296 to 300)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 293 (now paragraph 301) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 294 to 305 (now paragraphs 302 to 313)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 306 (now paragraph 314) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 307 to 314 (now paragraphs 315 to 322)
read and agreed to.
Paragraph 315 (now paragraph 323) read, amended and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 316 to 320 (now paragraphs 324 to 328)
read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 321 and 322 (now paragraphs 329 and 330)
read, amended and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report
be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)) be applied
to the Report.
Several Papers were ordered to be appended to the
Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the appendices
to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported
to the House.—(The Chairman.)
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 January at 2.30pm.
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