FORMAL MINUTES
Wednesday 20 February 2008
Members present:
Mike Gapes, in the Chair
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Eric Illsley
Mr Andrew Mackinlay
| Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Greg Pope
Mr Ken Purchase
Sir John Stanley
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report (Global Security: Iran), 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 22 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 23 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 24 to 30 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 31 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 32 to 38 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 39 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 40 and 41 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 42 and 43 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 44 to 49 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 50 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 51 to 56 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 57 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 58 to 62 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 63 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 64 and 65 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 66 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 67 to 76 read and agreed to
Paragraph 77 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 78 to 81 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 82 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 83 to 95 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 96 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 97 read and agreed to
Paragraph 98 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 99 to 102 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 103 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 104 to 108 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 109 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 110 to 114 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 115 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 116 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 117 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 118 to 125 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 126 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 127 read, as follows:
If the Government feels that dropping preconditions is
not possible, we recommend that one possible alternative is to
modify the June 2006 proposal by providing assurances to Iran
that it will eventually be allowed to enrich small quantities
of uranium under rigorous safeguards if it agrees to suspend its
programme until the IAEA has resolved all unanswered questions
about its programme and an Additional Protocol has been implemented.
Paragraph disagreed to.
Paragraphs 128 and 129 (now paragraphs 127 and 128) read and agreed
to.
Paragraphs130 and 131 (now paragraphs 129 and 130) read, amended
and agreed to.
Paragraphs 132 to 140 (now paragraphs 131 to 139) read and agreed
to.
Paragraph 141 (now paragraph 140) read, amended and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fifth Report
of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing
with the Report.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available,
in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 February at
2.00 pm].
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