Select Committee on Business and Enterprise Eighth Report


FORMAL MINUTES

Thursday 3 July 2008

Members present:

The Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.

Members present:

Business and Enterprise Committee Defence CommitteeForeign Affairs Committee International Development Committee
Mr Adrian Bailey
Roger Berry
Peter Luff
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr David S Borrow 
Linda Gilroy
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Robert Key
Mike Gapes 
Mr Paul Keetch
Mr Ken Purchase
Sir John Stanley
John Battle
Malcolm Bruce
Richard Burden


Roger Berry was called to the Chair, in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d).

The Committees deliberated, in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(b).

Draft Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation

Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be considered concurrently, in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A (1)(c).

Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 to 153 read and agreed to.

The following Annexes to the Report read and agreed:

    (1)  Letter from the Chair of the Committees to the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
    (2)  Note on the visit to the Port of Southampton
    (3)  Glossary of acronyms and initials.

BUSINESS AND ENTERPRISE COMMITTEE

The Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees withdrew.

Peter Luff, in the Chair


Mr Adrian Bailey Roger Berry



Resolved, That the draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation), prepared by the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)).

Ordered, The following written evidence be reported to the House for printing with the Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 17 January, 20 March and 19 May: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (June 2008), National Archives (June 2008), HM Revenue and Customs (June 2008) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (July 2008).

Ordered, That Dr Roger Berry make the Joint Report to the House.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 July at 10.15 am



DEFENCE COMMITTEE

The Business and Enterprise, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees withdrew.

In the absence of the Chairman, Robert Key was called to the Chair


Mr David S Borrow
Linda Gilroy
Mr Bernard Jenkin



Resolved, That the draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation), prepared by the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)).

Ordered, The following written evidence be reported to the House for printing with the Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 17 January, 20 March and 19 May: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (June 2008), National Archives (June 2008), HM Revenue and Customs (June 2008) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (July 2008).

Ordered, That Dr Roger Berry make the Joint Report to the House.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 July at 10.00am



FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

The Defence, International Development and Business and Enterprise Committees withdrew.

Mike Gapes, in the Chair


Mr Paul Keetch
Mr Ken Purchase

Sir John Stanley 



Resolved, That the draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation), prepared by the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)).

Ordered, The following written evidence be reported to the House for printing with the Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 17 January, 20 March and 19 May: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (June 2008), National Archives (June 2008), HM Revenue and Customs (June 2008) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (July 2008).

Ordered, That Dr Roger Berry make the Joint Report to the House.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 July at 2.00 pm


INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Defence, Foreign Affairs and Business and Enterprise Committees withdrew.

Malcolm Bruce, in the Chair


John Battle

Richard Burden



Resolved, That the draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislation), prepared by the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.134 (Select committees (reports)).

Ordered, The following written evidence be reported to the House for printing with the Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 17 January, 20 March and 19 May: Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (May 2008), Foreign and Commonwealth Office (June 2008), National Archives (June 2008), HM Revenue and Customs (June 2008) and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (July 2008).

Ordered, That Roger Berry make the Joint Report to the House.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 July at 10.15 am





 
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