Annex 5[55]
Foreign Affairs Committee entry in the House's
Sessional Return[56]
For website access
click on www.parliament.uk/facom
The Committee was
nominated by the House of Commons on 13 July 2005.
| Members
Gapes, Mike (Chairman)
Campbell, Sir Menzies
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
Overall Attendance:
| Meetings attended
27 out of 29
19 out of 29
20 out of 29
20 out of 29
24 out of 29
25 out of 29
14 out of 29
22 out of 29
26 out of 29
22 out of 29
19 out of 29
26 out of 29
28 out of 29
21 out of 29
77.1 %
|
| Total number of meetings:
| 29 |
Of which: |
|
| Number of meetings at which oral evidence was taken
| 17 |
| Number of times oral evidence was taken partly or wholly in private
| 1 |
| Number of wholly private meetings
| 11 |
| Number of concurrent meetings with other committees
| 0 |
| Other activities | |
| Informal meetings (including overseas visitors)
| 87 |
| 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
None.
Witnesses
| Oral Evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
| |
| Number of appearances by:
| |
| Cabinet Ministers
| 3
|
| Other Ministers
| 3
|
| Members of the House of Lords
| 3
|
| Number of appearances by officials or representatives of:
| |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office
| 7
|
| BBC World Service
| 1
|
| British Council
| 1
|
| European Commission
| 1
|
| Appearances by other witnesses
| 30
|
Overseas Visits
| Date | Destination
| Members | Staff
| Purpose | Cost
|
| 12-15.1.09 | Prague, Czech Republic and Warsaw, Poland
| Hamilton, Heathcoat-Amory, Illsley, Mackinlay, Moss, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £16,464.54 |
| 12-15.1.09 | Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria
| Horam, Osborne, Purchase
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security: Non-Proliferation
| £12,801.27 |
| Cancelled | Prague, Czech RepublicA
| | | Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen
| £325.26 |
| 16-19.3.09 | Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
| Hamilton, Illsley, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Purchase, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
| £26,544.35 |
| 26.4-1.5.09 | Pakistan and Afghanistan
| Gapes, Heathcoat-Amory, Horam, Keetch, Moss, Osborne, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
| £27,091.76 |
| 17.5.09 | Rome, ItalyA
| Gapes | 0
| Conference of the G8 Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen
| £1,392.13 |
| 29-30.8.09 | Bled, SloveniaA
| Gapes | 0
| Forum on the politics of economic crises
| £740.25 |
| 6-7.9.09 | Visby, SwedenA
| Gapes | 1
| EU Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen
| £2,768.45 |
| 12-15.10.09 | Stockholm, Sweden and Tallinn, Estonia
| Gapes, Horam, Keetch, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £13,508.44 (estimated outturn)
|
| 12-15.10.09 | Belgrade, Serbia, Pristina, Kosovo and Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
| Hamilton, Purchase, Stanley
| 2 | Inquiry into Developments in the European Union
| £13,851.35 (estimated outturn)
|
| 20.10.09 | Stockholm, SwedenA
| Gapes | 1
| Meeting on the shaping of a parliamentary dimension to the Eastern Partnership
| £2,536.88 |
| 26-29.10.09 | New York and Washington DC, USA
| Gapes, Campbell, Hamilton, Horam, Illsley, Keetch, Mackinlay, Moss, Osborne, Pope, Stanley, Stuart
| 2 | Inquiry into Global Security: UK-US Relations
| £54,616.71 (estimated outturn)
|
A
Travel in a representative capacity
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
None.
Reports and Oral and Written Evidence
| Title | HC No. (2008-09)
| Date of publication
| Government reply
|
| First Report: The Work of the Committee in 2007-08
| 113 | 15.1.09
| Not applicable |
| Second Report: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08
| 195 | 8.2.09
| Cm 7585, published 17.4.09
|
| Third Report: Visit to Cyprus
| 196 | 6.2.09
| Not applicable |
| Fourth Report: Global Security: Non-Proliferation
| 222 | 14.6.09
| Cm 7692, published 14.8.09
|
| Fifth Report: Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
| 261 | 26.7.09
| Cm 7710, published 6.10.09
|
| Sixth 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 legislationA
| 178 | 19.8.09
| Cm 7698, published 22.10.09
|
| Seventh Report: Human Rights Annual Report 2008
| 557 | 9.8.09
| Cm 7723, published 9.10.09
|
| Eighth Report: Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
| 302 | 2.8.09
| Cm 7702, published 2.10.09
|
| Oral and Written Evidence: Iraq and AfghanistanB
| 1145-i | 9.2.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in the European Union
| 79-i | 2.4.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in the European Union
| 79-ii | 1.9.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral and Written Evidence: Developments in the European Union
| 79-iii | 1.9.09
| Not applicable |
| Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-appointment Hearing: Rt Hon Baroness Amos of Brondesbury
| 1052-i | 21.10.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: British Council
| 1106-i | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: BBC World Service
| 1107-i | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Uncorrected Oral Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: UK-US Relations
| 1100-i | 11.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Developments in the European Union
| | 21.1.09; 11.3.09; 24.6.09; 15.7.09;
4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security
| | 21.1.09; 24.6.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Human Rights
| | 21.1.09; 11.3.09; 6.5.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Miscellaneous Matters
| | 21.1.09;
11.3.09; 6.5.09; 24.6.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Overseas Territories
| | 21.1.09; 11.3.09; 6.5.09; 15.7.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Japan and Korea
| | 11.3.09; 6.5.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: FCO Departmental Annual Report 2008-09
| | 1.4.09; 15.7.09; 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: BBC World Service
| | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: British Council
| | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
| | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Global Security: UK-US Relations
| | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
| Written Evidence published on the Internet: Pre-appointment Hearing
| | 4.11.09
| Not applicable |
A
Jointly with the Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence and
International Development Committees
B
HC No. refers to Session 2007-08
Government replies to Reports for Session 2007-08
Reply to the Committee's
Tenth Report: Global Security: Japan and Korea, published as Cm
7534 (29.1.09).
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
|
| 21.7.09 | Eight, on amendments proposed to the Chairman's draft Report on Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
|
Debates
Committee reports
were debated on 3 occasions in Westminster Hall. 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
|
| BBC World Service | 1
|
| British Council | 1
|
| Developments in the European UnionA
| 3 |
| Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
| 4 |
| Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
| 3 |
| Global Security: Non-ProliferationA
| 2 |
| Global Security: UK-US Relations
| 1 |
| Human Rights Annual Report 2008
| 2 |
| Pre-appointment Hearing
| 1 |
| Total | 18B
|
A
The Committee took oral evidence on these inquiries in Session
2007-08; figures appear in the Return for that Session (HC 1 (2007-08)).
B
On one occasion the Committee's meeting comprised two separate
oral evidence sessions.
55 This Annex consists of a provisional text of the
Committee's entry in House of Commons, Sessional Returns 2008-09,
expected to be published in January 2010. Back
56
House of Commons, Sessional Returns: Session 2008-09 (HC
1) Back
|
