Annex 5
Foreign Affairs Committee entry in the House's
Sessional Return[25]
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The Committee was
nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005.
It held 43 meetings.
These included 1 meeting held concurrently with the Defence Committee
(abbreviated to (DCM) in the attendance table below) and 6 "Committees
on Arms Export Controls" meetings held concurrently with
the Business and Enterprise, Defence and International Development
Committees (abbreviated to (CAEC) in the attendance table below).
| Members
Gapes, Mike (Chairman)
Campbell, Sir Menzies (added 21.1.08)
Hamilton, Mr Fabian
Heathcoat-Amory, Mr David
Horam, Mr John
Illsley, Mr Eric
Keetch, Mr Paul
Mackinlay, Andrew
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Osborne, Sandra
Pope, Mr Greg
Purchase, Mr Ken
Stanley, Sir John
Stuart, Ms Gisela
Younger-Ross, Richard (discharged 21.1.08)
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
38 out of 43 (including 4 CAEC and 1 DCM)
20 out of 33 (including 1 DCM)
28 out of 43(including 2 CAEC)
24 out of 43 (including 1 DCM)
30 out of 43
30 out of 43 (including 1 DCM)
21 out of 43 (including 1 CAEC and 1 DCM)
32 out of 43
31 out of 43 (including 1DCM)
26 out of 43
26 out of 43
32 out of 43 (including 2 CAEC and 1DCM)
41 out of 43(including 6 CAEC and 1 DCM)
22 out of 43
4 out of 10
67.70%A
|
A Not including CAEC meetings.
| Total number of meetings:
| 43 |
Of which:
| |
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 28 |
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 1 |
| Number of wholly private meetings
| 14 (of which 2 were CAEC)
|
| Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
| 7 |
| Other activities |
|
| Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
| 92 |
| Conferences/Seminars hosted
| 0 |
Staff
Details of the permanent staff of the Committee during
the Session can be found in the Committee's publications.
Specialist Advisers during the Session
Dr Sibylle Bauer*
*Specialist Adviser to the Business and Enterprise,
Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees
in their joint inquiry into Strategic Export Controls.
Witnesses
| Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
| Number of appearances by:
| |
| Cabinet Ministers
| 5 |
| Other Ministers
| 5 |
| Members of House of Lords (of whom 1 was also a Minister)
| 6 |
| Number of appearances by officials or representatives of:
| |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| 9 |
| BBC World Service
| 1 |
| British Council
| 1 |
| Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
| 1 |
| Ministry of Defence
| 2 |
| Appearances by other witnesses
| 40 |
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 11-16.11.07 | Iran
| Gapes, Hamilton, Horam, Osborne, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart,
Younger- Ross
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security: Iran
| £30,318.79 |
| 7-10.1.08 | Brussels, Slovenia and Kosovo
| Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Mackinlay, Osborne, Purchase, Stanley
| 5A
| Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £20,356.85 |
| 11-19.3.08 | Bermuda, Grand Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and the Falkland Islands
| Horam, Illsley, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Pope, Stanley, Stuart
| 4 | Inquiry into Overseas Territories
| £51,178.28 |
| 16-17.3.08 | COFACC, LjubljanaA
| Gapes | 1
| EU Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairpersons
| £2,046.46 |
| 10-16.5.08 | Japan and Korea
| Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Illsley, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart
| 3 | Inquiry into Global Security: Japan and Korea
| £58,580.46 |
| 14-17.7.08 | Brussels, Paris, Cyprus
| Gapes, Hamilton, Horam, Keetch, Moss, Osborne, Purchase, Stanley
| 4 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £21,546.49 |
| 21-22.7.08 | COFACC, ParisB
| Gapes | 1
| EU Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairpersons
| £1,454.38 |
| 6-10.10.08 | New York and Washington DC, USA
| Gapes, Campbell, Hamilton, Illsley, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security
| £42,697.48 |
| 24-26.10.08 | KoreaB
| Stanley | 1
| Human Rights of North Korean Refugees, SE Asian Refugees, and the Role of the International Community
| £2,844 (estimated outturn)
|
A
Includes 1 shorthand writer
B Travel
in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None
UK Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 24.4.08 | Southampton
| Stanley |
| HMRC Southampton | £116.40
|
| 24.6.08 | FCO, Hanslope Park, Milton Keynes
| Gapes, Osborne, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into FCO Annual Report 2007-08
| £321.00 |
| 8.7.08 | BBC Arabic, London
| Gapes, Heathcoat-Amory, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into FCO Annual Report 2007-08
| £141.00 |
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2007-08)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
| First Report: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2006-07
| 50 | 19.11.07
| Cm 7302, published 1.1.08
|
| Second Report: Global Security: Russia
| 51 | 25.11.07
| Cm 7305, published 1.2.08
|
| Third Report: Foreign Policy Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty
| 120-I | 20.1.08
| Cm 7332, published 18.2.08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Foreign Policy Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty
| 120-II | 20.1.08
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Report: The Work of the Committee in 2007
| 287 | 30.1.08
| Not applicable |
| Fifth Report: Global Security: Iran
| 142 | 2.3.08
| Cm 7361, published 1.5.08
|
| Sixth Report: Proposed appointment of Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP as High Commissioner to Malawi
| 507 | 24.6.08
| Received 24.7.08: published as First Special Report Session 2007-08
|
| Seventh Report: Overseas Territories
| 147-I | 6.7.08
| Cm 7473, published 30.9.08
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Overseas Territories
| 147-II | 6.7.08
| Not applicable |
| Eighth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationA
| 254 | 17.7.08
| Cm 7485, published 3.11.08
|
| Ninth Report: Human Rights Annual Report 2007
| 533 | 20.7.08
| Cm 7463, published 25.09.08
|
| Tenth Report: Global Security: Japan and Korea
| 449 | 30.11.08
| Awaited |
| First Special Report: Government Response to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08, on Proposed appointment of Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP as High Commissioner to Malawi
| 1157 | 3.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: UK Trade and Investment
| 136-i | 29.5.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in the European Union: Prospects for the European Council, Brussels, 19-20 June
| 713-i | 26.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Memoranda: Previously Unpublished Memoranda Submitted to the Foreign Affairs Committee
| 389 | 20.6.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 964-i | 9.7.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 964-ii | 15.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 964-iii | 29.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Iraq and Afghanistan Joint Meeting with the Defence Committee
| 1145-i | 3.11.08
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 964 | 15.10.08
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Non-Proliferation
| 1176 | 29.10.08
| Not applicable |
A Jointly with the Business and Enterprise,
Defence and International Development Committees
Government replies to Reports for Session 2006-07
None.
Formal Minutes
The Formal Minutes of the Committee were published
electronically after each meeting of the Committee. They are available
on the Committee's website at http://www.parliament.uk/facom.
Divisions
| Date | Subject
|
| 7.11.07 | One, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on the Foreign and Commonwealth Annual Report 2006-07
|
| 7.11.07 | Nine, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Global Security: Russia
|
| 16.1.08 | Nine, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Foreign Policy Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty
|
| 18.6.08 | One, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on the Proposed appointment of Rt Hon Jack McConnell MSP as High Commissioner to Malawi
|
Debates
Committee reports were debated on 2 occasions in
Westminster Hall. Committee reports were tagged on the Order Paper
as being relevant to debates in the House of Commons or Westminster
Hall on 1 occasion. Further details can be found in the Committee's
Sessional Report.
Number of oral evidence sessions for each inquiry
during the Session
| Inquiry | Number of oral evidence sessions
|
| Developments in the European Union
| 5 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 3 |
| Global Security: Iran |
1 |
| Global Security: Iraq and AfghanistanA
| 1 |
| Global Security: Japan and Korea
| 3 |
| Global Security: Non-Proliferation
| 3 |
| Human Rights Annual Report 2007
| 3 |
| Overseas Territories |
5 |
| Scrutiny of Senior Diplomatic Appointments
| 1 |
| Scrutiny of Arms Export Control (2008): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2006, Quarterly Reports for 2007, licensing policy and review of export control legislationB
| 3 |
| Total | 28
|
A Jointly
with the Defence Committee
B Jointly
with the Business and Enterprise, Defence and International Development
Committees
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