Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 3 July 2012.
Terms of Reference
Summary
Conclusions and recommendations
1 Introduction
2 The Arab Spring uprisings
The causes of the Arab Spring
Could the FCO have anticipated the Arab Spring?
Were the uprisings predictable?
Were the FCO's resources and approach at fault?
Did the FCO have the necessary skills and knowledge to respond to the Arab Spring?
Language skills
3 The FCO's immediate response to the crises
The consular response in Tunisia
The consular response in Egypt
The consular response in Libya
Staffing during crises
Political and diplomatic responses in Tunisia and Egypt
Freezing assets
Response to the Libyan uprising
Shaping the international response
UK-Libya diplomatic relations throughout the revolution
Breakdown of relations with former regime
Establishing new relations
4 Support for democratic transitions
Legacy of UK involvement in MENA region
A values-based approach
Trade promotion and arms sales
Prime Minister's trade delegation, February 2011
Accepting new partners: Islamist electoral success
Islamist parties and human rights
UK bilateral support for democratic transitions
Arab Partnership
British Council and BBC World Service
Multilateral support: a 'Marshall Plan' for the region?
G8 Deauville Partnership
The European Union: good neighbours?
New partnership
Progress so far
Conditionality
5 New partnerships
UK-Tunisia bilateral relationship
Previous relationship
Building relations
Tunisia as an international partner
UK-Egypt bilateral relationship
Close history
New partners
Human rights in Egypt
Public diplomacy
Egypt as an international partner: Middle East Peace Process
UK-Libya relationship
Turbulent history
Post-conflict relationship
Post-conflict challenges
Trade and investment
Legacy issues
Allegations of involvement in extraordinary rendition
6 Implications for British foreign policy elsewhere in the region
Syria
Bahrain
Reforming states
7 Conclusion
Annex 1: Timeline of FCO consular response to Libyan crisis
Annex 2: Statements on rendition
Formal Minutes
Witnesses
List of printed written evidence
Oral and written evidence 29 November 2011 6 December 2011 31 January 2012 20 March 2012 18 April 2012 Written evidence Additional written evidence
29 November 2011
6 December 2011
31 January 2012
20 March 2012
18 April 2012
Written evidence
Additional written evidence
