Annex 2: Sessional Information
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The Committee was
nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005.
| Members
Arbuthnot, Mr James (Chairman)
Borrow, Mr David S
Crausby, Mr David
Gilroy, Linda
Hamilton, David
Hancock, Mr Mike
Havard, Mr Dai
Holloway, Mr Adam
Jenkin, Mr Bernard
Jenkins, Mr Brian
Jones, Mr Kevan (discharged 19.1.09)
Key, Robert
Moon, Mrs Madeleine (added 19.1.09)
Smith, John
Younger-Ross, Richard
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
34 out of 34
19 out of 34
26 out of 34
30 out of 34
15 out of 34
19 out of 34
28 out of 34
19 out of 34
32 out of 34
24 out of 34
0 out of 3
25 out of 34
17 out of 31
3 out of 34
17 out of 34
64.7 %
|
| Total number of meetings:
| 34
|
Of which:
| |
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 20
|
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 3
|
| Number of wholly private meetings
| 14
|
| Other activities
| |
| Informal meetings (including meetings with overseas visitors)
| 22
|
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
Paul Beaver, Rear
Admiral Ric Cheadle CB DL, Professor Michael Clarke, Major General
Tim Cross CBE, Professor David Kirkpatrick, Rear Admiral David
Snelson and Air Marshal Philip Sturley CB MBE.
Witnesses
| Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
| Number of appearances by:
| |
| Cabinet Ministers
| 1
|
| Other Ministers
| 6
|
| Members of the House of Lords (of whom two were Ministers)
| 2
|
| Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
| |
| Ministry of Defence
| 14
|
| Other Government departments comprising:
| |
| Home Office
| 1
|
| Department for Transport
| 1
|
| Department for International Development
| 2
|
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| 3
|
| Appearances by other witnesses
| 32
|
Overseas Visits
| Date
| Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose
| Cost
|
| 1-6.3.09
| Moscow, Tbilisi, and Tallinn
| Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Gilroy, Hamilton, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key, Smith, Younger-Ross
| 2
| Inquiry into Russia: a new confrontation?
| £54,293.70
|
| 9-11.9.09
| SaumurA
| Arbuthnot
| 0
| Summer Defence Conference
| £396.00
|
| 4-7.10.09
| Washington DC
| Arbuthnot, Crausby, Gilroy, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jenkins, Moon
| 2
| Inquiries into the Comprehensive Approach and ISTAR
| £32,817.08 (estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
| Date
| Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose
| Cost
|
| 21-22.1.09
| EU and NATO, Brussels
| Arbuthnot, Borrow, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Jenkins, Key, Smith
| 2
| Inquiry into Russia: a new confrontation?
| £7,452.22
|
Visits to European
Institutions
UK Visits
| Date
| Destination
| Members
| Staff
| Purpose
| Cost
|
| 3-4.12.08
| Faslane and Coulport
| Borrow, Jenkin, Jenkins
| 2
| Inquiry into the Defence contribution to UK national security and resilience
| £2,486.60
|
| 11-12.2.09
| BAE Systems, Woodford, Cheshire and Warton, Lancashire
| Arbuthnot, Borrow, Crausby, Holloway, Younger-Ross
| 2
| Inquiry into Defence Equipment 2009
| £2,137.60
|
| 6.5.09
| Army School of Aviation, Middle Wallop, Hampshire and Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset
| Arbuthnot, Havard, Holloway, Jenkin, Key, Moon, Younger-Ross
| 2
| Inquiry into Helicopter Capability
| £861.80
|
| 5-6.10.09
| South Uist, Outer HebridesA
| Key
| 1
| Familiarisation visit
| £1,686.80
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Reports and
Oral and Written Evidence
| Title
| HC No. (2008-09)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
| First Report: Winter Supplementary Estimates 2008-09A
| 52
| 15.12.08
| Received 12.2.09
|
| Second Report: The Work of the Committee 2007-08
| 106
| 14.1.09
| Not applicable
|
| Third Report: Defence Equipment 2009
| 107
| 26.2.09
| Received 27.4.09: published as First Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Fourth Report: Spring Supplementary Estimate 2008-09B
| 301
| 9.3.09
| Received 8.5.09
|
| Fifth Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08
| 214
| 30.3.09
| Received 29.6.09: published as Second Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Sixth Report: The Defence contribution to UK national security and resilience
| 121
| 18.5.09
| Received 20.7.09
|
| Seventh Report: Defence Support Group
| 120
| 22.6.09
| Received 18.8.09: published as Third Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Eighth Report: Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces: the first year
| 277
| 2.7.09
| Received 2.9.09: published as Fourth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Ninth Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2009-10
| 773
| 2.7.09
| Received 2.9.09: published as Fifth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Tenth Report: Russia: a new confrontation?
| 276
| 10.7.09
| Received 9.9.09: published as Sixth Special Report Session 2008-09
|
| Eleventh Report: Helicopter Capability
| 434
| 16.7.09
| Received 6.10.09
|
| Twelfth Report: Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2009): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2007, Quarterly Reports for 2008, licensing policy and review of export control legislation
| 178
| 19.8.09
| Cm 7698, published 22.10.09
|
| First Special Report: Defence Equipment 2009: Government response to the Committee's Third Report of Session 2008-09
| 491
| 13.5.09
| Not applicable
|
| Second Special Report: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2007-08: Government response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2008-09
| 534
| 17.6.09
| Not applicable
|
| Third Special Report: Defence Support Group: Government response to the Committee's Seventh Report of Session 2008-09
| 984
| 2.11.09
| Not applicable
|
| Fourth Special Report: Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces: the first year: Government response to the Committee's Eighth Report of Session 2008-09
| 985
| 3.11.09
| Not applicable
|
| Fifth Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2009-10: Government response to the Committee's Ninth Report of Session 2008-09
| 986
| 4.11.09
| Not applicable
|
| Sixth Special Report: Russia: a new confrontation?: Government response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2008-09
| 987
| 5.11.09
| Not applicable
|
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
| 122-i
| 24.03.09
| Not applicable
|
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
| 122-ii
| 24.03.09
| Not applicable
|
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The contribution of ISTAR to operations
| 479-ii
| 19.10.09
| Not applicable
|
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Comprehensive Approach
| 523-i
| 13.11.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
| 122-iii
| 6.5.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The contribution of ISTAR to operations
| 479-i
| 21.7.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The contribution of ISTAR to operations
| 479-iii
| 26.10.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Comprehensive Approach
| 523-ii
| 22.6.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Comprehensive Approach
| 523-iii
| 6.7.09
| Not applicable
|
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: The Comprehensive Approach
| 523-iv
| 13.7.09
| Not applicable
|
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
| | 3.2.09
| Not applicable
|
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: The Comprehensive Approach
| | 19.5.09, 30.6.09 and 13.10.09
| Not applicable
|
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: The contribution of ISTAR to operations
| | 14.7.09
| Not applicable
|
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09
| | 10.11.09
| Not applicable
|
A
Government Response published as a memorandum
in the Committee's Fourth Report of 2008-09: Spring Supplementary
Estimate 2008-09 (HC 301)
B
Government Response published as a memorandum in the Committee's
Ninth Report of 2008-09: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2009-10
(HC 773)
Government
replies to Reports for Session 2007-08
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/defcom.
Divisions
None.
Debates
Committee Oral and
Written Evidence was tagged on the Order Paper as being relevant
to a debate in the House of Commons 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
|
| Comprehensive Approach
| 4
|
| Defence Equipment 2009
| 1
|
| Defence Support Group
| 1
|
| Helicopter Capability
| 2
|
| Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2008-09
| 1
|
| Readiness and recuperation for the contingent tasks of today
| 3
|
| Russia: a new confrontation?
| 4
|
| The contribution of ISTAR to operations
| 2
|
| The Defence contribution to UK national security and resilience
| 1
|
| The Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces: the first year
| 1
|
| Total
| 20
|
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