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TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr John Maples | |
The Committee deliberated.
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism: Mr Damien McElroy, Sunday Telegraph, Mr Kamran al-Karadaghi, Institute for War and Peace Reporting; and Ms Jane Corbin, BBC, were examined.
[Adjourned to Tuesday 30 November at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 30 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr John Maples |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
| Andrew Mackinlay | |
The Committee deliberated.
Western Balkans: Dr Denis MacShane, Member of the House, Minister of State, and Ms Karen Pierce, Head of the Eastern Adriatic Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Monday 6 December at half past Two o'clock
MONDAY 6 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to Overseas Territories be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
European Council: Rt Hon. Jack Straw, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Tim Barrow, Assistant Director EU-External, and Mr David Frost, Assistant Director EU-Internal, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 14 December at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Andrew Mackinlay |
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
The Committee deliberated.
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism: Dr Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews; and Dr Stefan Halper, Centre of International Studies, University of Cambridge, and Dr Dana Allin, International Institute for Strategic Studies, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at a quarter to Ten o'clock
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2004
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A
Members present:
| Defence Committee | | Foreign Affairs Committee | | International Development Committee | | Trade and Industry Committee |
Mike Gapes
Mr Bruce George
Mr Peter Viggers | | Mr Fabian Hamilton
Mr Bill Olner
Sir John Stanley
| | John Barrett
Mr John Bercow
Mr Tony Colman
Mr Quentin Davies | | Mr Roger Berry
Mr Nigel Evans
Mr Martin O'Neill |
Mr Roger Berry was called to the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
The Committees deliberated, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1)(b).
Strategic Export Controls: Mr Andy McLean, Deputy Director, Saferworld, Mr Oliver Sprague, Senior Policy Adviser, Oxfam, and Mr Robert Parker, Campaign Manager, Arms and Security, Amnesty International; Mr David Hayes, Export Controls Compliance Manager, Rolls-Royce plc, Mr Tim Otter, Vice President, Business Development, Smiths Detection, Mr Michael Bell, Export Controls Consultant, BAE Systems, and Mr Brinley Salzmann, Exports Director, Export Group for Aerospace and Defence, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 December at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Mr Greg Pope |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr John Maples | Ms Gisela Stuart |
The Committee deliberated.
Human Rights Annual Report 2004: Ms Kate Allen, Director, and Tim Hancock, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, Amnesty International UK, and Mr Steve Crawshaw, London Director, Human Rights Watch, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 January at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 11 JANUARY 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey, | Mr John Maples |
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Andrew Mackinlay | |
The Committee deliberated.
Human Rights Annual Report 2004: Mr Bill Rammell, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ms Philippa Drew, Director Global Issues, and Ms Alex Hall Hall, Head of Human Rights Democracy and Governance Group, Foreign and Commonwealth, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 January at half past Nine o'clock
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2005
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A
Members present:
| Defence Committee | | Foreign Affairs Committee | | International Development Committee | | Trade and Industry Committee |
Mike Gapes
Mr Bruce George
Mr Peter Viggers | | Mr Donald Anderson
Mr Fabian Hamilton
Mr Bill Olner
| | Tony Baldry
John Barrett
Mr John Bercow
Mr Tony Colman
Mr Quentin Davies
Mr Piara S Khabra | | Mr Roger Berry
Mr Nigel Evans
Mr Martin O'Neill |
Mr Roger Berry was called to the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)
The Committees deliberated, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A(1)(b)
Strategic Export Controls: Rt Hon Jack Straw, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Mr Edward Oakden, CMG, Director Defence and Strategic Threats, and Dr David Landsman, Head, Counter-Proliferation Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 13 January at a quarter to Eleven o'clock
THURSDAY 13 JANUARY 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Ms Gisela Stuart |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Andrew Mackinlay | |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman and another member of the Committee do visit Brussels to attend a meeting of the external Committee of the European Parliament in a representative capacity.—(The Chairman.)
Resolved, that the Committee do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
Western Balkans: HE Mr Kai Eide, Norwegian Ambassador to NATO and UN Special Representative to Kosovo, was examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 January at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 25 JANUARY 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Mr John Maples |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Mr Greg Pope |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (The work of the Committee in 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the First Report of the Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05 (HC 11) p. 36).
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2004-05: Sir Michael Jay KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, Mr David Warren, Director, Human Resources, and Sir Michael Wood KCMG, Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined, in private.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 1 February at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Andrew Mackinlay |
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr John Maples |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Cyprus), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the Second Report of the Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05 (HC 113, pp 73-82)
Draft Report (The Western Balkans), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the Third Report of the Committee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05 (HC 87, pp 90-91)
The Committee further deliberated.
The Chairman declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee's inquiry into Foreign Policy Aspect of the War against Terrorism, and specifically to a visit last year to Morocco, namely: attending the opening of the Moroccan Parliament as a guest of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.
Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism: Mr Oliver Miles CMG, Libyan British Business Council; Dr Hugh Roberts, International Crisis Group; and Professor George Joffe, Centre of International Studies, Cambridge University, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 February at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
| Mr John Maples | |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 March at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
| Mr John Maples | |
The Committee deliberated
Motion made and Question put, That the Minutes of Evidence of 25 January 2005 be not reported to the House.—(Mr Greg Pope.)
The Committee divided:
| Ayes, 2 | Noes, 4 |
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| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Fabian Hamilton |
| Mr Greg Pope | Mr Andrew MacKay |
| Sir John Stanley |
| Ms Gisela Stuart |
Motion made and Question put, That part of the Minutes of Evidence of 25 January 2005 be reported to the House.—(Sir John Stanley.)
The Committee divided:
| Ayes, 4 | Noes, 0 |
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| Mr Fabian Hamilton | |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | |
| Sir John Stanley | |
| Ms Gisela Stuart | |
Ordered, That part of the Minutes of Evidence of 25 January 2005 be reported to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That the Chairman and Clerk do visit Luxembourg to attend the Conference of Foreign Affairs Committees Chairmen in Luxembourg on 13 to 15 March in a representative capacity.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for the expenditure in connection with the said visit.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at half past Nine o'clock
TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2005
The Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A
Members present:
| Defence Committee | | Foreign Affairs Committee | | International Development Committee | | Trade and Industry Committee |
Mike Gapes
Mr Bruce George
Rachel Squire
Mr Peter Viggers | | Mr Fabian Hamilton
Mr John Maples
Mr Bill Olner
Mr Greg Pope
Sir John Stanley | | Mr John Battle
Mr John Bercow
Mr Tony Colman
| | Mr Roger Berry
Mr Nigel Evans
Mr Martin O'Neill |
Mr Roger Berry was called to the Chair, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (1)(d)
The Committees deliberated, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A (1)(b).
Draft Report (Strategic Export Controls: HMG's Annual Report for 2003, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the Fifth Report of the Committee Session 2004-05 (HC 145, pp59-61).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2005
Member present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr David Chidgey | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Andrew Mackinlay | Ms Gisela Stuart |
| Mr John Maples | |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Human Rights Annual Report 2004), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the Fourth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2004–05 (HC 109, pp 58-59).
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to the inquiry into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2004-05 be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at half past Two o'clock
TUESDAY 22 MARCH 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Mr Fabian Hamilton | Mr Bill Olner |
| Mr Eric Illsley | Mr Greg Pope |
| Mr Andrew Mackay | Sir John Stanley |
| Mr John Maples | Ms Gisela Stuart |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Foreign Policy Aspects of the War against Terrorism), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
The Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Report were published in the Sixth Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2004–05 (HC 36, pp 58-59).
The Committee further deliberated.
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to the inquiry into Developments in the European Union be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to Gibraltar be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to Zimbabwe be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
Ordered, That memoranda received in relation to miscellaneous matters be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 5 April at a quarter to Eleven o'clock
TUESDAY 5 APRIL 2005
Members present:
Donald Anderson, in the Chair
| Andrew Mackinlay | Sir John Stanley |
The Committee deliberated.
Ordered, That further memoranda received in relation to miscellaneous matters be reported to the House.—(The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[The Committee adjourned.
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