Formal Minutes
Monday 21 March 2011
The Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence,
Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees met concurrently,
pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present:
| Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
| Defence Committee
| Foreign Affairs Committee
| | International Development Committee
|
Mr Adrian Bailey
Paul Blomfield
Margot James
Nadhim Zahawi
|
John Glen
Penny Mordaunt
Sandra Osborne
|
Mike Gapes
Sir John Stanley (in the Chair)
Dave Watts
|
|
Richard Burden
Malcolm Bruce
Chris White
|
Sir John Stanley 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
(2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly
Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control
legislation
Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls
(2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly
Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control
legislation), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chair's
draft Report be considered concurrently, in accordance with Standing
Order No. 137A (1)(c).
Ordered, That the Chair's
draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 135 read and agreed to.
Annexes agreed to.
BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS COMMITTEE
The Foreign Affairs and International Development
Committees withdrew.
Mr Adrian Bailey, in the Chair
| Paul Blomfield |
| Margot James |
Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic
Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010,
licensing policy and review of export control legislation),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Resolved, That the draft
Report prepared by the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign
Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Fourth
Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Sir John
Stanley make the Joint Report to the House.
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 13 December and 24 January: Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (February 2011).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at 10.30 a.m.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
The Business, Innovation and Skills and International
Development Committees withdrew.
In the absence of the Chair, Sir John Stanley,
in the Chair
|
Mr Mike Gapes
| | Mr Dave Watts
|
Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic
Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010,
licensing policy and review of export control legislation),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Resolved, That the draft
Report prepared by the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign
Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Fifth
Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Sir John
Stanley make the Joint Report to the House.
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 13 December and 24 January: Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (February 2011).
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at 2.30 p.m.
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
The Business, Innovation and Skills and Foreign Affairs
Committees withdrew.
Malcolm Bruce, in the Chair
|
Richard Burden
| | Chris White
|
Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic
Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010,
licensing policy and review of export control legislation),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Resolved, That the draft
Report prepared by the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign
Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Sixth
Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Sir John
Stanley make the Joint Report to the House.
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 13 December and 24 January: Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (February 2011).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at 10 a.m.
Tuesday 22 March 2011
DEFENCE COMMITTEE
Mr James Arbuthnot, in the Chair
|
Thomas Docherty
Jeffrey M. Donaldson
John Glen
Mr Dai Havard
Mrs Madeleine Moon
| | Penny Mordaunt
Sandra Osborne
Bob Stewart
Ms Gisela Stuart
|
Draft Report (Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic
Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010,
licensing policy and review of export control legislation),
proposed by the Chair, brought up and read
Resolved, That the draft
Report prepared by the Business, Innovation and Skills, Foreign
Affairs and International Development Committees, be the Ninth
Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the provisions
of Standing Order No. 137A(2) be applied to the Report.
Ordered, That Sir John
Stanley make the Joint Report to the House.
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 13 December and 24 January: Foreign and Commonwealth
Office (February 2011).
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 March at 2.00p.m.
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