House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee
Formal Minutes
Session 2010–12
Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 1
Proceedings of the Committee
WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair1
Mr John Baron Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Emma Reynolds Mr Dave Watts
1. Declaration of interests
Members declared their interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
2. Day and time of meeting
Resolved, That the Committee meet on Wednesday afternoons at 2.00 pm in private, and when taking evidence at 2.30 pm in public.
3. Confidentiality of private proceedings
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committee’s method of working
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committee order otherwise.
Resolved, That witnesses who submit written evidence to the Committee are authorised to publish it on their own account in accordance with Standing Order No. 135, on application to the Clerk, subject always to the discretion of the Chair or where the Committee order otherwise.
Ordered, That uncorrected transcripts of oral evidence heard by the Committee shall be placed on the parliamentary website, unless the Committee order otherwise.
Ordered, That formal minutes of the Committee’s proceedings shall be placed on the parliamentary website, unless the Committee order otherwise.
1 Richard Ottaway was elected as the Chair of the Committee on 9 June 2010, in accordance with Standing Order No. 122B (see House of Commons Votes and Proceedings, 10 June 2010). 2 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Resolved, That the Committee has taken note of the procedures for dealing with classified papers, as set out in the Guide to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Resolved, That the Committee staff be authorized to provide an informal indication of probable lines of questioning to witnesses before they appear, to ensure that the information required by the Committee is available at the meeting.
Resolved, That requests for informal meetings between visitors and the full Committee shall be put to the full Committee, except in cases where short notice or a Parliamentary recess preclude that, in which case the Chair shall deal with the request.
Ordered, That a copy of the notes of each visit undertaken by the Committee shall be supplied in confidence to the Head of the International Affairs and Defence Section of the House of Commons Library, unless the Committee order otherwise.
Resolved, That each draft report shall contain a summary, the text of which has to be approved by the Committee in conjunction with the report.
Resolved, That, other than in exceptional circumstances, the Committee shall not consider individual cases.
Resolved, That, other than in exceptional circumstances, the Committee will not consider matters at its deliberative meetings unless a Member has given notice of his/her intention of raising that matter.
5. Committees on Arms Export Controls
Resolved, That the Committee participate in the work of the Committees on Arms Export Controls.
6. Press notice
Resolved, That the Committee issue a press notice announcing future inquiries when they have been decided.
7. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Petitions
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from residents of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency and others relating to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, presented by Sandra Osborne on 8 June 2010.
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from West Wiltshire Palestinian Support Group and Residents of the Chippenham constituency relating to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, presented by Duncan Hames on 17 June 2010.
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from the people of Ceredigion relating to Israel’s blockade of Gaza, presented by Mark Williams on 7 July 2010. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 3
9. Inquiries and visits
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for induction briefings on Tuesday 20 July.
Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on Wednesday 8 September.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in September in connection with its inquiry into EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy.
10. Kyrgyzstan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 July at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 21 JULY 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Emma Reynolds Mr Dave Watts
1. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Travel in a representative capacity
Resolved, That the Chair and a member of the Committee staff have leave to visit Brussels for the purpose of attending in a representative capacity the Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmen from 18-19 October.
3. Overseas Territories: Turks and Caicos Islands
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Ordered, That the Clerk write to Mr Kurt De Freitas, Attorney General of the Turks and Caicos Islands, to inform him that the Committee has noted his letter to the Chair dated 9 June 2010.
4. Committee’s future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Developments in UK Foreign Policy.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the United States in connection with its inquiry into Developments in UK Foreign Policy and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with said visit.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the UK’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Afghanistan and Pakistan in connection with its inquiry into the UK’s foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with said visit.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the Role of the FCO in UK Government.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into FCO Public Diplomacy: the Olympics.
Resolved, That the Committee conduct an annual review of the FCO’s work on human rights.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the FCO’s Departmental Annual Report, in whatever form that report appears in future years.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Overseas Territories.
Resolved, That the Committee conduct scrutiny of major appointments – in particular, scrutinising, as it deems appropriate, diplomatic or consular appointments of persons from outside the diplomatic service.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. International Institute for Strategic Studies
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at 2.00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Emma Reynolds Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The UK's foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Committee’s future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. WEU Parliamentary Assembly successor arrangements
Ordered, That the Chair write to David Lidington MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
5. International Institute for Strategic Studies
The Committee considered this matter.
6. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter to the Committee Specialist from the Head of PRT, FCO: Further FCO Response to the FAC Report on the FCO Departmental Report 2008-09 and a breakdown of the 2009 FCO Staff Engagement Survey results UKTI Main Estimate 2010-11 Memorandum FCO Main Estimate 2010-11 Memorandum
7. Press cuttings
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8. Petitions
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from residents of Ilford North and others relating to the continued captivity of Corporal Gilad Shalit, presented by Lee Scott on 27 July 2010.
9. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, and Mr Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 October at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2010
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 Defence Committee Foreign Affairs International Development Skills Committee Committee Committee
Luciana Berger Jeffrey M. Donaldson Richard Ottaway Malcolm Bruce Margot James John Glen Mike Gapes Mr Richard Burden Nadim Zahawi Sir John Stanley Mr Anas Sarwar Mr Dave Watts Mr Chris White
1. Informal Chair
Resolved, That, at this day’s sitting and until the next meeting, Sir John Stanley take the Chair of the Committees. (Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d)).
2. The confidentiality of proceedings
The Committees considered this matter.
3. CAEC administrative arrangements
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committees meet on Monday afternoons at 3:30 pm. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 7
Ordered, That the public be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless the Committees order otherwise.
Ordered, That uncorrected transcripts of oral evidence heard by the Committees shall be placed on the parliamentary website, unless the Committees order otherwise.
4. Specialist Advisers
The Committees considered this matter.
5. NAO Assistance
The Committees considered this matter.
6. The Government’s Response to CAEC First Joint Report of Session 2009–10 (HC 202)
The Committees considered this matter.
7. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committees inquire into the Government’s Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls 2009.
Resolved, That the Committees take oral evidence from the BIS Minister and FCO Minister in connection with their inquiry into the Government’s Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls 2009.
Resolved, That the Committees have informal briefings from the FCO and HMRC in connection with their inquiry into the Government’s Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls 2009.
Resolved, That the Committees visit Heathrow and Brussels in connection with their inquiry into the Government’s Annual Report on Strategic Export Controls 2009.
[Foreign Affairs Committee adjourned till this day at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell 8 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
1. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into FCO Performance and Finances.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Michael Semple, Fellow, Harvard University, gave oral evidence (by video-link from Islamabad).
James Fergusson, author and journalist, Jolyon Leslie, independent Afghanistan analyst, and Matt Waldman, independent Afghanistan analyst, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 20 OCTOBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell Mr Dave Watts
1. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Declaration of interests
Andrew Rosindell declared further interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix). Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 9
3. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
Dr Sajjan Gohel, International Security Director, Asia-Pacific Foundation, Dr Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House, and Sir Hilary Synnott KCMG, Consulting Senior Fellow for South Asia and the Gulf, International Institute of Strategic Studies, gave oral evidence.
4. The Committee’s future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.
Tuesday 14 – Wednesday 15 September 2010
The Chair, Mr John Baron, Mike Gapes and Andrew Rosindell visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into EU enlargement and foreign policy in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 14 July 2010.
THURSDAY 21 OCTOBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
3. EU Bill
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Liaison Committee PMQs
The Committee considered this matter.
5. European business
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6. Overseas Territories
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Overseas Territories
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Overseas Territories submitted by Mr Henry Bellingham MP be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
8. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FCO The Henry Jackson Society Christian Aid Oxfam GB BAAG James Fergusson, author and journalist Matt Waldman, independent Afghanistan analyst Gerard Russell MBE, Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy Dr Sajjan M. Gohel, International Security Director, Asia-Pacific Foundation Professor Sultan Barakat & Mr Steven A. Zyck, Post-war Reconstruction & Development Unit, University of York Professor Philip M. Taylor, University of Leeds Andrew Watt Chris Coverdale, Campaign to Make Wars History BBC World Service Professor Shaun Gregory, PSRU, University of Bradford
9. Previously unpublished written evidence submitted to the Committee
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to previously unpublished written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from the Foreign Secretary: Kyrgyzstan Letter from the Foreign Secretary: UK-US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty
10. Distribution of papers
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Petitions
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from residents of Trowbridge, and others, concerning Israel’s blockade of Gaza, presented on 8 September 2010. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 11
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from residents of Workington, concerning the slaughter of dolphins in waters around Japan, presented by Tony Cunningham MP on 15 September 2010.
12. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
13. Declaration of Interests
The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
14. BBC World Service – Comprehensive Spending Review
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 November at 2.00 p.m.
Saturday 23 – Friday 29 October 2010
The Chair, Mike Gapes, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Frank Roy, Sir John Stanley, Rory Stewart and Mr Dave Watts visited Pakistan and Afghanistan in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into the UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 21 July 2010.
WEDNESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. Declaration of Interests
Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992, as follows: Member – Kenya All Party Parliamentary Group.
2. FCO Performance and Finances
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3. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Informal briefings from FCO
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Questioning in oral evidence sessions
The Committee considered this matter.
6. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That written evidence relating to the UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan submitted by Roman Solodchenko be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under Secretary of State, FCO Letter from Christopher Moxey, Chief Executive, FCO Services Letter from Martin Davidson, Chief Executive, British Council British Council BBC World Service Letter from the Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State Letter from Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists
8. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
9. FCO Performance and Finances
Vernon Ellis, Chair, and Martin Davidson CMG, Chief Executive, British Council, gave oral evidence.
Peter Horrocks, Director, and Richard Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, BBC Global News, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 November at 3.45 p.m.
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TUESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take part of the evidence to be given by Sir Sherard Cowper- Coles in private.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO, former HM Ambassador to Kabul, and former Special Representative of the Foreign Secretary for Afghanistan and Pakistan gave oral evidence.
The public withdrew, in accordance with the Committee’s Resolution of this day’s sitting.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles gave oral evidence.
Ordered, That the public be now re-admitted.
Gilles Dorronsoro, Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment, and Gerard Russell, Afghan specialist, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, gave oral evidence by audiolink from Washington.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 November at 2.00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell Mr Dave Watts Mr Frank Roy
1. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
The Committee considered this matter.
2. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FCO Dr Patrick Spaven Professor Nick Cull
3. Turks and Caicos Islands
The Committee considered this matter.
4. BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Declaration of Interests
Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth declared further interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
6. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
Simon Anholt, independent policy advisor, author and researcher and Dr Patrick Spaven OBE, consultant in research and evaluation for public diplomacy, gave oral evidence
Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State for public diplomacy and the Olympics, and Conrad Bird, Head of Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communications, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 November at 1.30 p.m.
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MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Informal meeting
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Committees on Arms Export Controls
The Committee considered this matter.
5. UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee take part of the evidence to be given this day in private.
Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, and Karen Pierce, Director South Asia and Afghanistan, FCO, and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, gave oral evidence.
The public withdrew, in accordance with the Committee’s Resolution of this day’s sitting.
Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, and Karen Pierce, Director South Asia and Afghanistan, FCO, and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, gave further oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 November at 2.00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. WEU Assembly successor arrangements
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy.
3. Publication of Government Reply
Draft Special Report (Turks and Caicos Islands: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2009–10), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government response to the Seventh Report from the Committee was appended to the Report.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing with the Special Report, together with written evidence reported and ordered to be published on 20 October.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
4. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO: FM outsourcing contract Asia Pacific & India Follow-up written evidence from British Council Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO: FCO Finances and Performance FCO Winter Supplementary Estimate 2010-11 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 17
Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC World Service: Spending Review Settlement Follow-up written evidence from BBC World Service: BBC Urdu distribution problems in Pakistan
5. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dr Scott James, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London Dr Oliver Daddow, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Loughborough University
6. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Witnesses for the “The Role of the FCO in UK Government” inquiry
The Committee considered this matter.
8. British Antarctic Survey
The Committee considered this matter.
9. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Foreign Affairs
The Committee considered this matter.
10. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, James Bevan, Director General Change and Delivery, and Keith Luck, Director General Finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
11. Informal briefing
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 December at 2.00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. Committee working practices
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That, unless the Committee otherwise order, the deadline for submission of formal amendments to a Chair’s draft Report should be 1 pm on the day before that scheduled for formal consideration of the Report, and that formal amendments should not be moved or made to the draft Report without notice other than with the unanimous consent of all Members present at the meeting.
2. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Invitation to visit the BBC
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the BBC World Service Broadcasting House on Tuesday 25 January 2011.
4. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
6. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at 2.00 p.m. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 19
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Committee meeting time
The Committee considered this matter.
4. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
National Audit Office
5. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympics be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (supplementary) Lord Bates of Langbaurgh
6. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
The Rt Hon The Lord Owen Professor Daryl Copeland, University of Toronto, Canada 20 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Dr Graeme Davies, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds and Dr Robert Johns, Department of Government, University of Essex Sir Edward Clay Charles Crawford CMG Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Professor Tony Chafer, University of Portsmouth Peter Thompson, Sheffield University LSE IDEAS, London School of Economics Foreign and Commonwealth Office City of London Corporation
7. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
8. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Professor The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield FBA, Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History, Queen Mary College, University of London, gave oral evidence.
Rt Hon the Lord Jay of Ewelme, GCMG, former Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2002-06), gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at 1.30 p.m.
MONDAY 13 DECEMBER 2010
The Business, Innovation and Skills, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees met concurrently, pursuant to Standing Order No. 137A.
Members present
Business, Innovation Defence Committee Foreign Affairs International Development and Skills Committee Committee Committee Katy Clark Thomas Docherty Mike Gapes Malcolm Bruce Margot James Jeffrey Donaldson Sir John Stanley Richard Burden Ian Murray John Glen Mr Dave Watts James Clappison Nadhim Zahawi Penny Mordaunt Michael McCann Chris White
Sir John Stanley was called to the Chair in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d).
1. Appointment of specialist adviser
Resolved, That Dr Sibylle Bauers be appointed Specialist Adviser to assist CAEC in its inquiries. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 21
2. Draft Standing Order
The Committees deliberated and approved the draft.
3. Government’s consolidated response and possible follow up
Ordered, That the Clerk write to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office seeking supplementary information on a number of the responses.
4. Strategic Export Controls
The Committees deliberated in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(b).
Rob Parker; Head of Policy and Advocacy, Saferworld; Oliver Sprague; Programme Director, Military Security and Police, Amnesty; Martin Butcher, Oxfam GB; Mr David Hayes (Chairman of EGAD), of David Hayes Export Controls; Mr David Wilson (Vice- Chairman of EGAD) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Solutions; Mr Brinley Salzmann (Secretary of EGAD), of ADS Group Ltd; and Mr Barry Fletcher (Executive Committee Member of EGAD), of Fletcher International Export Consultancy, gave oral evidence.
[Foreign Affairs Committee adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at 1.30 pm.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2010
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. FCO Performance and Finances
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3. Sensitive information
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum The Society for Italian Studies
5. Overseas Territories
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Janez Potočnik: Gibraltar Territorial Waters and site of Community Importance (SCI) Gordon Wetherell, HM Governor, Turks and Caicos Islands Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State
6. Informal Meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
8. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Rt Hon David Miliband MP, former Foreign Secretary (2007–10) and Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP, former Foreign Secretary (1995–97); Chair, Intelligence and Security Committee.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 January at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 23
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That supplementary written evidence relating to The UK’s Foreign policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan submitted by Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances submitted by the FCO be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
4. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Anthony Aust Oliver Miles CMG
5. Informal Meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy
Draft Report [Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the First Report of the Committee, HC 697.
7. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Alex Evans and David Steven, Senior Fellows, Center on International co-operation, New York University, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 January at 2.00 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That correspondence between the Chair and the Prime Minister relating to The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Sir Michael Wood KCMG John Graham GCMG Sir David Logan Sir Peter Rickett GCMG
3. The Committee’s future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 24 January at 7.00 p.m.
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MONDAY 24 JANUARY 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 Defence Committee Foreign Affairs International Development and Skills Committee Committee Committee Katy Clark Thomas Docherty Mike Gapes Malcolm Bruce Margot James John Glen Sir John Stanley Richard Burden Ian Murray Penny Mordaunt (Chair) Michael McCann Nadhim Zahawi Bob Stewart Mr Dave Watts Chris White Anas Sawar
Sir John Stanley was called to the Chair in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(d).
1. Written evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Strategic Export Controls be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Written evidence from Campaign Against Arms Trade Supplementary written evidence from Campaign Against Arms Trade Written evidence from Transparency International Written evidence from the Export Group for Aerospace and Defence (EGAD) Written evidence from the United Kingdom Working Group
2. Quarterly Reports
The Committees considered this matter.
Resolved, That options be explored with the departments for improving the way the answers are supplied to the Committees.
3. Informal Meetings
The Committees considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Chair shall arrange informal visits with visitors and the Committees as necessary.
4. CAEC visits
The Committees considered this matter.
5. Time of meetings
The Committee considered this matter. 26 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Resolved, That the Committees meet on Monday afternoons at 3.30 pm.
6. Strategic Export Controls
The Committees deliberated in accordance with Standing Order No. 137A(1)(b).
Mr Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise; Tom Smith, Head of Export Control Organisation; Chris Chew, Head of Policy, Export Control Organisation; Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; David Hall, Deputy Head, Counter Proliferation Department (Strategic Export Controls); and David Vincent, Head of Arms Trade Unit, Counter Proliferation, gave oral evidence.
[Foreign Affairs Committee adjourned till this day at 7.00 pm.
MONDAY 24 JANUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 January at 1.45 p.m.
Tuesday 25 January 2011
The Chair, Mr John Baron, Ann Clwyd, Mike Gapes, Mr Frank Roy, and Mr Dave Watts visited BBC World Service Broadcasting House in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into FCO Performance and Finances in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 1 December 2010.
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WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the implications for the BBC World Service of the service closures and other reductions in World Service activity announced on 26 January 2011.
3. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Summaries
The Committee considered this matter.
5. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
Draft Report [FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Second Report of the Committee, HC 581.
6. Possible overlap (Home Affairs Committee)
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Sir Jeremy Greenstock GCMG, Chairman, UN Association-UK, and former UK Ambassador to the United Nations, gave oral evidence.
Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG, National Security Adviser, gave oral evidence. 28 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Alastair Newton, former member of the FCO’s Senior Management and Director of UKTI USA, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 February at 2.00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Daniel Korski Catarina Tully Rt Hon Jack Straw MP Peter W Marshall and other former members of the FCO
2. The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That supplementary written evidence relating to The UK’s Foreign Policy towards Afghanistan and Pakistan submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
3. FCO Performance and Finances
Draft Report [FCO Performance and Finances], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Third Report of the Committee, HC 572. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 29
4. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 7 February at 1.45 pm.
MONDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, and Alex Ellis, Director, Strategy, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
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1. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Sir Peter Marshall GCMG, GVO CBI Professor Hussein Kassim Alastair Newton Dr Sonja Puntscher Riekmann FCO
2. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Travel in a representative capacity
Resolved, That Sir John Stanley have leave to visit Geneva in March to attend the Partnership for Peace workshop on the Role of the Parliaments in Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in a representative capacity.
6. The UK’s foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan
Draft Report [The UK’s foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Fourth Report of the Committee, HC 514.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 March at 2.00 pm.
Sunday 13 – Friday 18 February 2011
The Chair, Mr Bob Ainsworth, Mr John Baron, Ann Clwyd, Mike Gapes, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Frank Roy, Sir John Stanley, Rory Stewart and Mr Dave Watts visited New York and Washington DC in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into Developments in UK Foreign Policy in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 21 July 2010.
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WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Mr John Baron Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. Evidence session on Wednesday 16 February
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs concerning HM Government’s policy concerning participation in the work of the United Nations Decolonisation Committee.
4. Turks and Caicos Islands
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Committee shield
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Invitation to Turkey
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
9. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 March at 2.00 pm. 32 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
In the temporary absence of the Chair, Mike Gapes was called to the Chair for the remainder of the meeting.
1. UK-Brazil Relations
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK-Brazil Relations.
2. European business
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Sir Peter Ricketts, GCMG Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) Carne Ross
4. Overseas Territories
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Mr Henry Bellingham MP Hon Tara Thomas MEC Rt Hon Alan Duncan MP
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5. Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Gilberto Ferraz Corinne Podger Rosie Kaynak Keith Perron Jonathan Stoneman Keith Somerville Sir John Tusa John Rowlett Jacqueline Stainburn Richard Hamilton Elzbieta Rembowska Ian Mitchell Marc Starr Andrew Bolton Patrick Xavier Ailsa Auchnie Catherine Westcott Caroline Driscoll BECTU Rajesh Joshi, Rajesh Priyadarshi and Marianne Landzettel Clem Osei Sam Miller The Kenya National Kiswahili Association (CHAKITA) Mike Fox Kofi Annan Geraldine Timlin Nigel Margerison Dennis Sewell Voice of the Listener & Viewer Kiyo Akasaka Neville Harms Martin Plaut Graham Mytton National Union of Journalists National Union of Journalists Parliamentary Group Trish Flanagan Ben Hartshorn Naleen Kumar Jorge da Paz Rodrigues BBC World Service BBC World Service Mark Glinert 34 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Andrew Tyrie MP
6. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Olympic Park in May in connection with its inquiry into FCO Public Diplomacy: the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012.
7. Future Inter-Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Foreign, Defence and Security Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
Luke Crawley, Assistant General Secretary, BECTU, and Jeremy Dear, General Secretary, National Union of Journalists, gave oral evidence.
Peter Horrocks, Director, BBC World Service, gave oral evidence.
Mark Thompson, Director-General, BBC, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 March at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Circulation of Committee papers
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 35
2. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, and James Bevan CMG, Director General Change and Delivery, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
4. Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at 2.30 pm.
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Brazil in connection with its inquiry into UK-Brazil Relations, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Chair of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
2. Human Rights
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Travel in a representative capacity
Resolved, That the Chair and a member of the Committee staff have leave to visit Budapest for the purpose of attending in a representative capacity the Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs of the EU (COFACC) from 4–5 May. 36 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
4. Petition
The Committee considered the Petition to the House from residents of Wirksworth and the Derbyshire Dales, opposing UK arms sales to any country currently engaged in conflict, or any country known to be a repressive regime, presented on 16 March.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 March at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. Future inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Human Rights
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
4. The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
5. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 4 April at 5.00 pm Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 37
MONDAY 4 APRIL 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mike Gapes Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts
1. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
Draft Report [The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Sixth Report of the Committee, HC 849.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 April at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 27 APRIL 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
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1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Informal briefing on Middle East and North Africa
The Committee considered this matter.
3. The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Inter-parliamentary scrutiny of EU foreign, defence and security policy
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
Draft Report [The Role of the FCO in UK Government], proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Seventh Report of the Committee, HC 665.
7. Declaration of interests
In relation to the inquiry into UK-Brazil Relations, Sir Menzies Campbell declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
In relation to the inquiry into UK-Brazil Relations, Sir John Stanley declared his interests, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
8. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Neil Atkinson, Datamonitor; Paul Domjan, John Howell and Company Ltd, and Dr Frank Rosillo-Calle, Research Fellow, Imperial College London gave oral evidence.
Mark Bishop, Head of Strategy, Co-ordination and Development, International Department, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) gave oral evidence.
David Norman, Director of Campaigns, and Sandra Charity, Head of Forest Programmes, WWF gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 4 May at 2.00 pm.
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MONDAY 4 MAY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes
1. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. EU (Hungarian Presidency)
The Committee considered this matter.
3. EU response to events in Libya
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Gibraltar
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Overseas Territories and the EU
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
7. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK, and David Mepham, UK Director, Human Rights Watch, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 May at 1.45 pm.
Tuesday 10 May 2011
The Chair, Mike Gapes and Sir John Stanley visited the Olympic Park in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 9 March 2011. 40 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
WEDNESDAY 11 MAY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell
1. Community of Democracies Parliamentary Forum
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Lunch at the British Council
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Overseas Territories
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Mr Henry Bellingham MP: Relationship with the European Union Mr Henry Bellingham MP: Turks & Caicos Islands (OT 14) Mr Henry Bellingham MP: Turks & Caicos Islands (OT 15)
4. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to the FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Bahá’í Community of the UK UNICEF UK Church of England CAAT International Campaign for Tibet CLAAS Liz David-Barrett UDD World Vision Saferworld Oxfam Human Rights Watch Amnesty International UK Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 41
PLATFORM
5. UK-Brazil Relations
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK-Brazil Relations be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Michael Evans, Green-Tide Turbines Ltd Dent Associates Ltd Gisele Araujo, Nabas Legal International Lawyers TheCityUK FCO Embassy of Brazil Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) WWF
6. Conference of Chairs of EU Foreign Affairs Committees
The Committee considered this matter.
7. BBC World Service Report
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Informal meetings with Ambassadors
The Committee considered this matter.
9. FCO Public Diplomacy: The Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
The Committee considered this matter.
10. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Government response to the BBC World Service Report
The Committee considered this matter.
12. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Nicholas Armour, Director, UKTI, Tony Lamb, Latin Americas Team, International Group, UKTI, and Philip Brown, Trade Policy Unit, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, gave oral evidence.
Professor Andrew Hurrell, Balliol College, Oxford, and Dr Marieke Riethof, University of Liverpool, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 May at 12.00 noon.
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TUESDAY 17 MAY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
Publication of Government Reply
Draft Special Report (The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service: Responses from the Government and the BBC to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2010–12), proposed by the Chair, brought up, read the first and second time, and agreed to.
The Government and BBC responses to the Sixth Report from the Committee, and a letter from the Secretary of State for International Development, were appended to the Report.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 18 MAY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mike Gapes Mr John Baron Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts
1. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
2. FCO Performance and Finances: Estimates
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 43
3. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
UKTI Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010---11 Memorandum FCO Spring Supplementary Estimate 2010---11 Memorandum British Council’s response to the Committee’s Report on FCO Performance and Finances Letter to the Chair from Simon Fraser CMG: FCO management issues FCO Main Estimate 2011---12 Memorandum UKTI: 2011---12 Estimates Memorandum
4. Overseas Territories
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to Overseas Territories submitted by Mr Henry Bellingham MP be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
5. Informal briefing on developments in the Middle East and North Africa
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 23 May at 5.00 pm.
MONDAY 23 MAY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
Mr Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State, Thomas Drew, Director for National Security, Directorate for Defence and Strategic Threats, and Susan Hyland, Head, Human Rights and Democracy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 June at 6.00 pm.
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TUESDAY 7 JUNE 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Declaration of interest
The Chair declared a further interest, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 13 July 1992 (see Appendix).
3. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Piracy off the coast of Somalia.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into UK-Turkey relations.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Brussels in September in connection with its inquiry into EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 June at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 45
1. Travel in a representative capacity
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Chair have leave to visit Paris for the purpose of speaking in a representative capacity at a meeting of the English-Speaking Union, Paris Branch, in the Assemblée Nationale on 13 October 2011.
2. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK-Brazil Relations be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
British Council BBC World Service
3. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee agree the Terms of Reference as amended.
5. BBC World Service Seminar
The Committee considered this matter.
6. BBC World Service Cuts
The Committee considered this matter.
7. UK-Brazil Relations
Mr Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State; Angus Lapsley, Director, Americas, and Vivien Life, Acting Director, Prosperity Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 June at 1.45 pm.
Saturday 11 – Friday 17 June 2011
The Chair, Mr Bob Ainsworth, Sir John Stanley and Mr Dave Watts visited Brazil in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into UK-Brazil Relations in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 23 March 2011.
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WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Mr John Baron Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That Dr Douglas Guilfoyle and Rear Admiral David Snelson CB FNI be appointed Specialist Advisers to assist the Committee in its inquiry into Piracy off the coast of Somalia. (For details of declaration of interests, see Appendix.)
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood on Thursday 30 June.
3. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Overseas Territories
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
The Rt Hon David Lidington MP: US/Spain Defence Agreement: Impact on UK/Gibraltar FCO: Her Majesty’s Government’s current policy towards the UN Decolonisation Committee FCO: Overseas Countries and Territories – Relationship with the EU
5. The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
Ordered, That the written evidence relating to The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service submitted by Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
6. UK-Brazil Relations
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK-Brazil Relations be reported to the House for publication on the internet: Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 47
Serious Organised Crime Agency BG Group
7. Croatia Summit
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
9. The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service
The Committee considered this matter.
10. The UK’s foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
12. Turks and Caicos Islands
The Committee considered this matter.
13. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Mr Andrew Voke, Chairman, Lloyds Marine Committee, and Mr Mark Brownrigg, Director General, Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom, gave oral evidence.
Mr Stephen Askins, marine lawyer, Ince & Co, gave oral evidence.
Major General Buster Howes OBE, Operation Commander, EUNAVFOR, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 June at 1.30 pm.
WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Rory Stewart Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Dave Watts Ann Clwyd
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1. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Previously unpublished written evidence submitted to the Committee
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to previously unpublished written evidence be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter to Rt Hon Sir John Stanley from Katharine Siao-Yue Chang, Taipei Representative Office in the UK FCO memorandum on Crown Dependencies and the Role of the Foreign Office
3. Debate in European Committee B
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Chairman’s private meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
6. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Captain David Reindorp RN, Head of the Defence Crisis Management Centre, and Dr Campbell McCafferty, Head of Counter-Terrorism and UK Operational Policy, Ministry of Defence, gave oral evidence.
Sally Healy OBE, Associate Fellow, Chatham House, gave oral evidence.
8. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 July at 1.15 pm.
Thursday 30 June 2011
The Chair, Mike Gapes and Sir John Stanley visited the Permanent Joint Headquarters at Northwood in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into Piracy off the coast of Somalia in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 22 June 2011.
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WEDNESDAY 6 JULY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell Mr Dave Watts
1. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
2. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Middle East and North Africa
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Mr Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, accompanied by Chris Holtby, Deputy Head of Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Captain David Reindorp RN, Head of Defence Crisis Management Centre, Ministry of Defence, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 July at 2.00 pm.
WEDNESDAY 13 JULY 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter. 50 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
2. Travel in a representative capacity
Resolved, That the Chair or another Member of the Committee, accompanied by a member of the Committee staff, have leave to attend the Conference of EU Foreign Affairs Committee Chairpersons (COFACC), to be held in Warsaw on 4–6 September 2011, in a representative capacity.
3. Meeting time of Committee
Motion made, and Question put, That for a trial period from October until the Christmas recess, the Committee meet on Tuesday mornings at 10.00 am. – (The Chair.)
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 4 Noes, 4
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
Whereupon the Chair declared himself with the Ayes.
Resolved, That for a trial period from October until the Christmas recess, the Committee meet on Tuesday mornings at 10.00 am.
4. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Turkey in the autumn.
5. FCO Performance and Finances 2011
The Committee considered this matter.
6. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
Draft Report [The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11], proposed by the Chair, brought up, read, and agreed to.
The Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report will be published in the Eighth Report of Session 2010–12 (HC 964).
7. Middle East and North Africa
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Committee programme, September to December 2011
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 51
9. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
10. Progress monitoring
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Overseas Territories
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Henry Bellingham MP (FCO visit to TCI) Henry Bellingham MP (TCI constitution)
12. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Piracy off the coast of Somalia be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Nautilus International Baltic Exchange BCB International Ltd SAMI (Security Association for the Maritime industry) Dr Douglas Guilfoyle (PIR 06 & PIR 09) MAST (Maritime Asset Security & Training Ltd)
13. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That supplementary written evidence from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relating to UK-Brazil Relations be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
14. BAE and Tanzania
The Committee considered this matter.
15. European business
The Committee considered this matter.
16. Crown Dependencies
The Committee considered this matter. 52 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
17. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
18. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 September at 1.50 pm.
WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Developments in UK Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, accompanied by Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under- Secretary, and Sir Geoffrey Adams KCMG, Director-General Political, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
2. Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 53
6. Members’ attendance record
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Petitions
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
9. Letter from Mr Ali Al-Aswad
The Committee considered this matter.
10. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 October at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 11 OCTOBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Piracy off the Coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Committees on Arms Export Controls
The Committee considered this matter.
3. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
4. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter. 54 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
5. Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs
The Committee considered this matter.
6. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Foreign Secretary: Review of FCO Consular Evacuation Procedures Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary of State: FCO Management Issues Foreign Secretary (DR 31) Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO: Overseas Passport Services Foreign Secretary: FCO’s language training policies
7. Overseas Territories
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
FCO: Update memorandum on IOC recognition of OTs plus attached BOA policy document Foreign Secretary: Transfer of Permanent Secretaries - Anguilla Foreign Secretary: overall strategy on Overseas Territories
8. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Piracy off the coast of Somalia be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Saferworld Peter Cheney, Control Risks David Wardrop, World G18 Somalia Henry Bellingham MP, FCO Sarah L Collett
9. The Role of the FCO in UK Government
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That supplementary written evidence from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office relating to the Role of the FCO in UK Government be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
10. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 55
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional role be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dr Nathalie Tocci, Deputy Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali FCO Migrationwatch UK Bill Park, King’s College, London Dimitar Bechev, European Council on Foreign Relations Human Rights Watch The European Azerbaijan Society Turkish Embassy, London Ms Bahar Yesim Deniz, Department of International Law, Faculty of Law, Izmir University Sir David Logan Firat Cengiz and Lars Hoffmann Scotch Whisky Association Peace in Kurdistan City of London Corporation Fadi Hakura, Associate Fellow and Manager of the Turkey Project, Chatham House Professor Clement Dodd Turkish Area Study Group (TASG) Dr Gulnar Aybet
11. The FCO’s Human Rights Work 2010–11
The Committee considered this matter.
12. Intelligence and Security Committee
The Committee considered this matter.
13. UK-Brazil Relations
Draft Report [UK-Brazil Relations], proposed by the Chair, brought up, read, and agreed to.
The Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report will be published in the Ninth Report of Session 2010–12 (HC 949).
14. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 October at 10.00 am.
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TUESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell Mr Dave Watts Mr Frank Roy
1. UK Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit the Turkish Ambassador for a lunch meeting on Wednesday 26 October 2011.
John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Platts, gave oral evidence.
John Peet, Europe Editor, The Economist, gave oral evidence.
Sir David Logan, KCMG, Chairman, British Institute at Ankara, gave oral evidence.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Future programme and methods of working
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Chair write to the Foreign Secretary about the provision of intelligence information.
[Adjourned till Monday 24 October at 5.00 pm.
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
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1. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, that the Committee take part of the evidence to be given by Paul and Rachel Chandler at this day’s sitting in private.
Paul and Rachel Chandler gave oral evidence.
The public withdrew, in accordance with the Committee’s Resolution of this day’s sitting.
Paul and Rachel Chandler gave oral evidence.
2. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Petition
The Committee considered the petition to the House from Hugh Bayley MP concerning Palestine.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 25 October at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. Use of electronic devices in select committees
The Committee considered this matter.
2. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
Katinka Barysch, Deputy Director, Centre for European Reform, gave oral evidence.
3. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Monday 7 November at 4.30 pm. 58 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Wednesday 26 October 2011
The Chair, Mr John Baron, Mike Gapes, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Frank Roy and Mr Dave Watts attended a lunch meeting with the Turkish Ambassador in London in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 18 October 2011.
Sunday 30 October – Thursday 3 November 2011
The Chair, Mike Gapes, Andrew Rosindell, Mr Frank Roy, Rory Stewart and Mr Dave Watts visited Turkey in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role in accordance with the Committee’s decision of 13 July 2011.
MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. Future Committee Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the role and future of the Commonwealth.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee visit Egypt, Tunisia and Libya in early 2012, and that the Chair seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the visit.
3. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 59
4. Petition
The Committee considered the petition to the House from Mr Mark Williams MP relating to the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Israel.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 8 November at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. FCO Performance and Finances
Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State; Matthew Rycroft, Chief Operating Officer, and Iain Walker, Deputy Finance Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 November at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Sir John Stanley Mr John Baron Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts
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1. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
Dr Gulnur Aybet, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent, gave oral evidence.
Dr Philip Robins, Reader in Middle East Politics and Faculty Fellow, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, gave oral evidence.
Dr Mina Toksoz, Head of Country Risk, Standard Bank International, gave oral evidence in a personal capacity.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to British Foreign Policy and the “Arab Spring”: the transition to democracy be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Dr Christian Turner, Director, Middle East and North Africa Directorate, FCO Professor Caroline Rooney, University of Kent Roger Higginson Letter from the Foreign Secretary of 7 September Christian Aid British Council Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Redress Trust (REDRESS) Britain Israel Communications & Research Centre (BICOM) Amnesty International UK Local Government Association
3. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. FCO Performance and Finances
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, FCO Letter from Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State: FCO management issues July to October 2011 Public & Commercial Services Union Public & Commercial Services Union on the British Council British Council BBC World Service Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 61
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee seek information on an annual basis from the FCO on planned property sales overseas.
[Adjourned till Monday 21 November at 4.50 pm.
MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
Baroness Ashton of Upholland, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission , gave oral evidence.
2. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (statistics) European Citizen Action Service Economic Development Foundation (IKV) John Roberts British Council TheCityUK CBI BBC World Service 62 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
3. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee discussed informally the Chair’s draft Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 November at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts
1. FCO Performance and Finances
Lord Patten of Barnes, Chairman, BBC Trust, gave oral evidence.
Peter Horrocks, Director, Richard Thomas, Chief Operating Officer, and Jim Egan, Controller, Strategy & Distribution, BBC Global News, gave oral evidence.
Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair, and Martin Davidson, Chief Executive, British Council, gave oral evidence.
2. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 29 November at 10.00 am. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 63
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart
1. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
Intissar Kherigi, gave oral evidence.
Dr Eugene Rogan, Director, Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till this day at 4.00 pm.
TUESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. The role and future of the Commonwealth
The Committee considered this matter.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’; the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter. 64 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
4. Oversight of intelligence matters
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee discussed informally the Chair’s draft Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 6 December at 10.00 am.
TUESDAY 6 DECEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mike Gapes Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart
1. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
Dr Claire Spencer, Head, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House, gave oral evidence.
Robin Lamb, Director General of the Libyan British Business Council (LBBC) and Executive Director of the Egyptian British Business Council (EBBC), gave oral evidence.
2. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Committee seek further information from the FCO on planned property sales overseas.
3. The FCO’s human rights work
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 December at 10.00 am.
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TUESDAY 13 DECEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart
1. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister of State for Europe, Ms Pat Phillips, Head of Enlargement and South East Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Mr Steve Saward, Head of Russia, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus Section, UKTI, gave oral evidence.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Future parliamentary scrutiny of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia: Chair’s draft Report
The Committee considered informally the Chair’s draft Report.
5. Oversight of intelligence matters
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That the Chair write to the Justice Secretary, in response to the Government’s Justice and Security consultation paper.
6. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 December at 10.00 am. 66 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2011
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Mike Gapes Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd
1. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Draft Report [Piracy off the coast of Somalia], proposed by the Chair, brought up, and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Tenth Report of the Committee, HC 1318.
2. UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role
The Committee considered this matter.
3. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee considered this matter.
4. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
Resolved, That Ann Clwyd and the Committee Specialist have leave to visit Brussels in January to attend the European Parliament debate on “the Arab Revolutions: one year later” in a representative capacity.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 January 2012 at 10.00 am.
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Tuesday 17 January 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. EU Enlargement and Foreign Policy
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Foreign Secretary regarding EU developments in connection with the 8-9 December European Council meeting.
2. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, That Mike Gapes have leave to visit Brussels on 24 January to attend the debate hosted by the European Parliament on “the Arab Revolutions: one year later” in a representative capacity in place of Ann Clwyd.
3. Port access in South America for Falkland Islands-flagged ships
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Foreign Secretary to seek further information.
4. Petition
The Committee considered the petition to the House from members of the Anguillan community resident in the UK.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Future programme
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Time of meeting
Resolved, That the Committee’s regular meeting time be Tuesday morning at 10.00 am. 68 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
8. Senior diplomatic appointments
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Foreign Secretary regarding a series of senior diplomatic appointments set to take effect from January 2012.
9. Iran
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 24 January at 10.00 am.
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Mike Gapes and the Committee Specialist visited Brussels in connection with the Committee’s inquiry into British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy in accordance with the Committee’s decisions of 20 December 2011 and 17 January 2012.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 24 January 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Sir Menzies Campbell Rory Stewart Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. Future Programme
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The role and future of the Commonwealth
The Committee considered this matter.
3. UK-Brazil Relations
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Serious Organised Crime Agency to seek further information.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 69
The Committee considered this matter.
Resolved, that the Committee Specialist have leave to attend a conference at Wilton Park on Monday 30 January.
5. Written evidence
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
British Council – supplementary evidence Foreign and Commonwealth Office – supplementary evidence Foreign and Commonwealth Office – further evidence BBC World Service – supplementary evidence
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Middle East Monitor Barnabas Fund Platform Human Rights Watch British Council—further evidence Henry Jackson Society Royal African Society & Libya-Analysis.com (2 submissions) Bell Pottinger Public Advocacy Foreign and Commonwealth Office—further evidence Christian Aid—further evidence Amnesty International UK—further evidence BBC World Service and Global News Eugene Rogan—supplementary evidence
Ordered, That the following letters relating to Overseas Territories be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Letter from Jeremy Corbyn MP, Chair of APPG, Chagos Islands concerning Jurisdiction of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration Letter from the Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office concerning port access for vessels flying the Falkland Island flag
6. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter. 70 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
7. HMA Paris
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the Chair write to Sir Peter Ricketts to seek further information.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 31 January at 10.00 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 31 January 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mike Gapes Mr John Baron Andrew Rosindell Sir Menzies Campbell Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart
1. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The role and future of the Commonwealth
The Committee considered this matter.
3. Written evidence
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to The role and future of the Commonwealth be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) Mrs Anne Palmer JP, retired Commonwealth Advisory Bureau Ian Milne Ruth Lea Richard Bourne Sir Peter Marshall FCO Royal Commonwealth Society Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 71
Professor Richard Crook Association of Commonwealth Universities Etoile partners Ltd States of Guernsey Policy Council Dr Paul Flather Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association Commonwealth Secretariat Alina Rocha Menocal States of Jersey Ramphal Insitute Isle of Man Government Mark Robinson The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs Written evidence from Commonwealth Youth Exchange Council Commonwealth Consortium for Education The Rt Hon the Lord Luce, KG, GCVO Council for Education in the Commonwealth(CEC)
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to FCO Performance and Finances: be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Supplementary written evidence from the British Council Quarterly Management issues update from FCO
4. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Human Rights
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Overseas territories
The Committee considered this matter.
7. Developments in the EU
The Committee considered this matter.
8. Georgia
Ordered, That the chair would write to the Georgian Ambassador stating the Committee had no clear view at present on Georgia’s bid to join NATO.
9. Informal Briefing
The Committee considered this matter. 72 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
10. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’
Lord Malloch-Brown, KCMG PC, Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa, FTI Consulting, gave oral evidence.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 21 February at 10.00 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’
The Committee considered this matter.
2. The role and future of the Commonwealth
The Committee considered this matter.
3. COFACC
Resolved, That Mike Gapes have leave to visit Copenhagen for the purpose of attending in a representative capacity the Conference of Foreign Affairs Committee Chairs of the EU (COFACC) from 11–12 March.
4. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Intelligence and Security Committee
Resolved, That the Ministry of Justice have leave to publish the Committee’s submission to their consultation on the Justice and Security Green Paper. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 73
6. Developments in UK foreign policy
Ordered, That the letter dated 17 January from the Chair of the Committee to the Secretary of State relating to the European Council meeting in December, and the Secretary of State’s response of 15 February, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
7. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
8. FCO Performance and Finances
Lord Williams of Baglan, International Trustee, BBC Trust, gave oral evidence.
9. The role and future of the Commonwealth
Senator Hugh Segal, Canadian Special Envoy for Commonwealth Renewal, gave oral evidence.
10. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’
The Committee considered this matter.
11. Developments in UK foreign policy
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Thursday 8 March at 9.45 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Thursday 8 March 2012 at 9.45 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart Andrew Rosindell Mr Dave Watts Mr Frank Roy
1. Developments in UK foreign policy
The Committee considered this matter. 74 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Simon Fraser, Permanent Under-Secretary, and Simon Manley, Director for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence.
2. UK-Turkey relations and Turkey’s regional role
Sir John Stanley declared a pecuniary interest in relation to the Committee’s inquiry into UK-Turkey relations and Turkey’s regional role, namely: consultant on financial services to FIL Investment Management Ltd (formerly known as Fidelity Investment Management Ltd), Oakhill House, Hildenborough, Kent TN11 9DZ.
The Committee discussed informally the Chairman’s draft Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 13 March at10.00 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 13 March 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Sir Menzies Campbell Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Mr Dave Watts Mike Gapes
1. The FCO’s human rights work 2010-11
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the letter dated 20 February 2012 from Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP to the Chair on human rights, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
2. Spring Supplementary Estimates 2011/12
The Committee considered this matter.
Ordered, That the following written evidence relating to Spring Supplementary Estimates 2011/12 be reported to the House for publication on the internet:
Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Committee Office Scrutiny Unit
3. Developments in the European Union Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 75
The Committee considered this matter.
4. FCO Performance and Finances
The Committee discussed informally the Chairman’s draft Report.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 March at 3.30 pm.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 20 March 2012 at 3.30 pm
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Sir John Stanley Mike Gapes Rory Stewart
1. FCO Performance and Finances
Draft Report [Departmental Annual Report 2010-11], proposed by the Chair, brought up, and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Eleventh Report of the Committee, HC 1618.
2. UK-Turkey relations and Turkey’s regional role
Draft Report [UK-Turkey relations and Turkey’s regional role], proposed by the Chair, brought up, and read.
The draft Report was amended and agreed to; the Formal Minutes relating to the consideration of the Report are published in the Twelfth Report of the Committee, HC 1567.
3. British foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: the transition to democracy
Alistair Burt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State responsible for the Middle East and North Africa, and Dr Christian Turner, Director of Middle East and North Africa Directorate (MENAD), Foreign and Commonwealth Office, gave oral evidence. 76 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
4. Syria
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Foreign Secretary to seek clarification of FCO policy towards Syria and the possibility of a UN Security Council Resolution to refer President Assad to the International Criminal Court.
5. International Tribunals (Sierra Leone) Act 2007: post-legislative scrutiny
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 27 March 2012 at 10.00 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 27 March 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Mr Frank Roy Mr John Baron Sir John Stanley Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Dave Watts Andrew Rosindell
1. The future of the European Union: UK Government policy
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into the future of the European Union: UK Government policy.
2. The role and future of the Commonwealth
The Committee considered this matter.
Professor Philip Murphy, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London, gave oral evidence.
In the absence of the Chair, Ann Clwyd was called to the Chair.
Mr Stuart Mole CVO OBE, gave oral evidence.
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[Adjourned till Tuesday 17 April 2012 at 10.00 am.
Minutes of the meeting on Tuesday 17 April 2012 at 10.00 am
Members present:
Richard Ottaway, in the Chair
Mr Bob Ainsworth Andrew Rosindell Mr John Baron Mr Frank Roy Ann Clwyd Rory Stewart Mike Gapes Dave Watts
1. Piracy off the coast of Somalia
The Committee considered this matter.
2. Spring Supplementary Estimates 2011–12
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Permanent Secretary concerning the shortfall in property sales in 2011–12.
3. Committee effectiveness
Ordered, That the Chair write to the Chair of the Liaison Committee on the Committee’s effectiveness.
4. Forward programme
The Committee considered this matter.
5. Informal meetings
The Committee considered this matter.
6. Correspondence
Ordered, That the letter dated 25 March from Jeremy Browne MP, and quarterly update on the FCO’s public diplomacy efforts in support of the London 2012 Games, be reported to the House for publication on the internet.
Ordered, That the letter dated 26 March from Alistair Burt MP, on the National Counter Proliferation Strategy for 2012–15, be reported to the House for publication on the internet. 78 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
7. Rendition of Abdul Hakim Belhadj to Libya
The Committee considered this matter.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April 2012 at 2.00 pm.
APPENDIX
DECLARATIONS OF [MEMBERS’] INTERESTS
14 July 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
Mr John Baron:
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Stewardship of investment portfolios for Newtons, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London. Received £7,206.32. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 15 September 2009) Received £7,990. Hours: 15.4 hrs. (Registered 19 November 2009) Received £8,291.03. Hours: 16 hrs. (Registered 29 January 2010) Received £8,484.37. Hours: 17 hrs. (Registered 10 May 2010) Monthly investment column in the Financial Times' Investors Chronicle magazine. Address: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. Hours: 2hrs. (2 columns). All fees waived in lieu of FT donations of £400 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 11 January 2010) Hours: 1hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations of £200 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 2 February 2010) Hours: 1hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations of £200 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 22 February 2010) Hours: 1hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations of £200 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 25 March 2010) Hours: 1hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations of £200 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 9 April 2010) Hours: 1hr. (1 column). Fee waived in lieu of FT donations of £200 to charities of Mr Baron's choice. (Registered 13 May 2010)
Land and Property: Investment residential properties in London from which rental income is received. Second home in the constituency which doubles as the office.
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Remunerated directorships: Scottish American Investment Company PLC (£15,001-£20,000) Payment of £4,000 gross (£2,400 net) received on 30 September 2009 in respect of my directorship. Hours: 20 hours. (Registered 13 October 2009) Payment of £4,000 gross (£2,400 net) received on 31 December 2009. Hours: 12 hours. (Registered 5 January 2010) Payment of £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 31 March 2010. Hours: 12 hours. (Registered 19 May 2010) Payment of £4,375 gross (£2,625 net) received on 30 June 2010. Hours: 15 hours.
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Queen's Counsel. (Resumed practice at the Bar with effect from 1 January 2008.) Payments are made through Faculty Services Ltd, Advocates Library, Parliament House, Edinburgh EH1 1RF, and the payment figure is subject to deductions to reflect overheads due to the Faculty of Advocates. Payment of £3,950 gross in respect of 20 hours work carried out between 1 July and 16 December 2009 entitled BP Oil v. Glasgow Licensing Board, on the instructions of Harper Macleod Solicitors, Glasgow. (Registered 14 January 2010) Payment of £11,300 gross in respect of 35 hours work carried out between 1 July and 16 December 2009 entitled BP Oil v. Edinburgh Licensing Board, on the instructions of Harper Macleod Solicitors, Glasgow. (Registered 14 January 2010) Payment of £4,000 gross in respect of 20 hours work carried out between 1 January and 17 March 2010 entitled Kaur v. Glasgow Licensing Board, on the instruction of John Batters and Co, Solicitors, Glasgow. (Registered 19 May 2010) Payment of £900 gross in respect of 5 hours work carried out between 1 January and 17 March 2010 entitled BP Oil v. Glasgow Licensing Board, on the instructions of Harper Macleod Solicitors, Glasgow. (Registered 19 May 2010)
30 July 2009, spoke at North Fife Rotary Club (Club Number 18759, District 1010) and received ball point pen, estimated value £1. Hours 5hrs 30mins. (Registered 17 August 2009) 6 August 2009, performed opening of new office for Edward Jones Stockbrokers, 8 South Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9QD, and received bottle of whiskey, estimated value £20. Hours: 3hrs. (Registered 17 August 2009) Payment of £250 in respect of my appearance at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Hours: 6 hours. (Registered 13 October 2009) Received £222 for appearing on Any Questions? on 9 October 2009. Address: BBC, Talent Rights Group, Room 3205 White City, 201 Wood Lane, London. Hours: 9 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2009) 3 November 2009, received £150 gross (£115.50 net) for appearing on BBC’s “The Big Questions”. Address of payer: MBCP Ltd., 77 Fulham Palace Road. Elsinore House, London W6 8JA. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 11 November 2009) 9 December 2009, received £100 for appearing on Sky Television. Address: British Sky Broadcasting Ltd, Accounts Payable Department, 1 Macintosh Road, Kirkton Campus, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 7BW. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 14 December 2009) 80 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
11 January 2010, received £150 for speech at Centre for Parliamentary Studies seminar on 25 November 2009. Hours: 1.5 hrs. (Registered 12 January 2010) Payment of £150 received for appearance on BBC's Any Questions? on 23 April 2010. Address: BBC, PO Box 480, Manchester, M14 0EL. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 19 May 2010)
Overseas visits: Name of donor: Shoura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Address of donor: Shoura Council, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £5,000 (estimate) Destination of visit: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Date of visit: 2 – 5 October 2009 Purpose of visit: to discuss relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK with particular emphasis on trade and cultural links. (Registered 15 October 2009)
Employment of family members: Wife, Lady Elspeth Campbell, employed as a Secretary.
Rt Hon Ann Clwyd:
Land and property: A terraced house split into two flats in Gwynedd, North Wales, from which rental income is received.
Member of the National Union of Journalists. Member of Unite the Union (TGWU section).
Chair – Inter-Parliamentary Union Middle East Committee (International Committee) Vice-Chair – Inter-Parliamentary Union delegation Chair – All-Party Parliamentary Human Rights Group Chair – All-Party Parliamentary Cambodia Group Chair – British-Iraq All-Party Parliamentary Group
Mike Gapes:
Overseas visits: Name of donor: State of Qatar Address of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): approximately £3,500 for air travel and three nights’ accommodation Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar Date of visit: 30 May to 2 June 2010 Purpose of visit: to attend the 10th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. (Registered 4 June 2010) Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 81
Richard Ottaway:
Sponsorship: I indirectly benefit from a Patrons' Club which makes donations to the Croydon South and Central Conservative Association. Sponsorship – Donations to constituency association: Since 1 May 2009, the following donations amounting to more than £1,500 have been received by Croydon Central and South Conservative Federation which were expressly linked to my candidacy and membership of the House (and to the candidacy and membership to the House of Gavin Barwell MP and the candidacy of our candidates for election to Croydon Borough Council):
Name of donor Address of donor Amount of Donor status donation Croydon Council c/o Cllr Dudley Mead, Town £40,344 Council group Conservative Hall, Katharine Street, Group Croydon CR0 1NX Christopher Private £6,000 Individual Cleanthi Matthew Taylor Private £4,000 Individual Badsha Quadir Private £2,655 Individual Geoffrey Dove Private £4,000 Individual The Terrace Club 2 Kingsmere, 43 Chislehurst £2,500 Unincorporated Road, Chislehurst BR7 5LE association Sunil Tandon Private £2,351 Individual
Land and property: Flat in London owned jointly with my wife from which rental income is received
Employment of family members: Wife, Nicky Ottaway, employed as a Parliamentary Assistant.
Chairman – London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Group Vice- Chair – All-Party UK-Singapore Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – All-Party Parliamentary Group on Population Development and Reproductive Health Member – All-Party Parliamentary Britain-Nepal Group
Emma Reynolds:
Member of the GMB Trade Union
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Treasurer – All-Party Parliamentary China Group
Andrew Rosindell:
Sponsorship – Donations to constituency association: I receive sponsorship and financial support for various political campaigns, literature and constituency projects from: The Westminster Club The Romford Conservative Support Club
Name of donor: Romford Conservative Support Club Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: printing of literature distributed in my constituency. Value: £5,934. No individual donors gave more than £1,500. Date of receipt: 19 March 2010 Date of acceptance: 19 March 2010 Donor status: friendly society (Registered 26 March 2010)
Sponsorship – Other sponsorship: Name of donor: Robert Whitton Address of donor : private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 donation to election fighting fund Date of receipt of donation: 21 April 2010 Date of acceptance of donation: 21 April 2010 Donor status: Individual
Name of donor: Don Lewin OBE Address of donor : Clinton Cards, Longston Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 3TH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to election fighting fund Date of receipt of donation: 1 May 2010 Date of acceptance of donation: 1 May 2010 Donor status: Company Reg: 1482456
Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) Name of donor: Robert Whitton Address of donor : private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket to the Lady Taverner's Gala Dinner (value: £2000) Date of receipt of donation: 30 October 2009 Date of acceptance of donation: 30 October 2009 Donor status: individual (Registered 3 November 2009) Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 83
Name of donor: Christopher Saunders Address of donor : private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: ticket to the Carlton Club Political Dinner (value: £850) Date of receipt of donation: 22 September 2009 Date of acceptance of donation: 22 September 2009 Donor status: individual (Registered 5 November 2009)
Overseas visits 9-13 September 2008, to the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar to participate in the commemoration of Gibraltar's National Day. Flights, accommodation and meals provided by the Government of Gibraltar. (Registered 16 April 2009) 4-11 April 2009 to China as a guest of the Chinese Association of Friendship and Understanding. Accommodation and food paid for by the Association and flight sponsored by Mr Maurice Bennett; businessman, London. (Registered 13 April 2009) 12-19 April 2009, to Syria, as a member of a parliamentary delegation to meet government ministers, parliamentarians and business leaders. The cost of flights and hospitality was met by the British Syrian Society and the Syrian Government. (Registered 29 April 2009)
Name of donor: Government of Guernsey Address of donor: Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1FH Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): travel, accommodation, food and entertainment for my sister and me; value £1063 Destination of visit: Guernsey and Sark Date of visit: 5-7 June 2009 Purpose of visit: as Vice-Chair of All-Party Group on Channel Islands (Registered 24 March 2010)
Chair – Conservative Friends of Gibraltar Chair – Conservative Friends of Australia & New Zealand Member – Executive Committee, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (U.K. Branch) Member – Executive Committee, Inter-Parliamentary Union (U.K. Branch) Member – British-American Parliamentary Group Chair – United Kingdom-Norfolk Island Friendship Group Chair – British-Canada All Party Parliamentary Group Chair – Australia & New Zealand (A.N.Z.A.C.) All Party Parliamentary Group Joint-Chair – British-Switzerland All Party Parliamentary Group Chair – British Overseas Territories All Party Parliamentary Group Chair – Turks & Caicos Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Chair – Montserrat All Party Parliamentary Group Chair – Liechtenstein All Party Parliamentary Group 84 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Chair – Isle of Man (British-Manx) All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – Channel Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – Gibraltar All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – Iceland All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands) All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair & Secretary – Cayman Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Vice-Chair – Madagascar All Party Parliamentary Graup Vice-Chair – Uganda All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – Falkland Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – Central America All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – British Virgin Islands All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – Belize All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – Syria All Party Parliamentary Group Treasurer – Danish All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Board of Governors of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Parliamentary Advisor to the Guild of Travel & Tourism
Mr Frank Roy:
Sponsorship – Donations to constituency association:
Name of donor: Community Trade Union Address of donor: 67/68 Long Acre, London WC2E 9FA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000. Donor status: Trade Union
Rt Hon Sir John Stanley:
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc: Consultant on financial services to FIL Investment Management Ltd (formerly known as Fidelity Investment Management Ltd), Oakhill House, Hildenborough, Kent TN11 9DZ. £1,800 from FIL Investment Management Ltd for 4 hours attending meetings as necessary and advising on business opportunities and risks (and similar payments received monthly, for varying hours)
Sponsorship – Donations to constituency association:
Name of donor: Wasteway Ltd (100% owned by Mr John Tyler) Address of donor: Tyler House, 58-66 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1RA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000. Donor status: Company
Name of donor: Tyler Holdings Ltd (Tyler family has a controlling interest) Address of donor: Tyler House, 58-66 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1RA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 85
Donor status: Company
Name of donor: William Tyler and Co. Ltd (Tyler family has a controlling interest) Address of donor: Tyler House, 58-66 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1RA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: printing of literature distributed in my constituency. Value: £1,000. Donor status: Company
Overseas visits: 10-14 June 2009 to the Republic of Korea for annual meeting of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future. Air travel and hotel costs were met by the UK-Korea Forum. (Registered 17 June 2009)
Registrable shareholdings: (category b) Royal Dutch Shell PLC; oil company.
Chair – All-Party Britain-Republic of Korea Parliamentary Group Chair – All-Party Parliamentary Britain-Nepal Group Vice-Chair – British-Japanese Group Member – Steering Committee of the UK-Korea Forum for the Future Executive Member – British-American Parliamentary Group Executive Member – Inter-Parliamentary Union British Group
Rory Stewart:
Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc: Leonard Stein Lecturer, Balliol College, Oxford. Two lectures, lasting two hours each, for which £500 was paid on each occasion.
Sponsorship – Other sponsorship: Name of donor: Stuart Mitchell Address of donor : 52 Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6LX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind donation of secretarial services (approximately £10,000) Date of receipt of donation: Services began on 1 January 2010 Date of acceptance of donation: Services began on 1 January 2010 Donor status: Individual
Land and property: House in London from which rental income is received. House in Boston, USA. Currently on the market to be sold.
Chair – Local Democracy All Party Parliamentary Group Treasurer – Rural Services All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary – Hill Farming All Party Parliamentary Group Secretary - Mountain Rescue All Party Parliamentary Group 86 Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12
Honorary Officer – Foreign Affairs All Party Parliamentary Group Member – West Coast Mainline All Party Parliamentary Group Member – National Lakes All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Britain-Republic of Korea All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Sudan All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Scouts All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Communications All Party Parliamentary Group Member – Traveller Law Reform All Party Parliamentary Group
Mr Dave Watts:
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc ComRes, 4 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA. £50 fee for completing questionnaire. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2009) £50 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 12 October 2009) £75 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 21 October 2009) £75 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 30 March 2010) Populus, Northburgh House, 10 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AT. £50 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 1 July 2009) £50 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 26 November 2009) £50 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 8 June 2010) BPRI, 24-28 Bloomsbury Way, London, WC1A 2PX. £75 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 7 July 2009) £75 fee for completing survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 12 October 2009) £75 fee for completing a survey. Hours: 30 mins. Fee paid to my constituency party. (Registered 27 October 2009)
Member of Unite the Union
20 October 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
Andrew Rosindell declared the following further interests:
2010- Mauritius All Party Parliamentary Group 2005- Vice-Chair – Bermuda All Party Parliamentary Group 2009- Vice-Chair – Kenya All Party Parliamentary Group Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 87
2010- Vice-Chair – Central Asia All Party Parliamentary Groups 2010- Vice-Chair – Estonia All Party Parliamentary Group 2010- Secretary – Central America All Party Parliamentary Group 2009- Secretary – South Pacific Islands All Party Parliamentary Group 2010 – Treasurer – Botswana All Party Parliamentary Group 2010- Chair – Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Relief Fund Member of British Overseas Territories Conservation Forum Member of Conservative Middle East Council Member of Conservative Friends of India Member of Conservative Friends of Israel Member of Conservative Friends of America
Visit to Lebanon: Name of donor: Imam Address of donor: 4th Floor, 100 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SP. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,000 for flights, £289.26 for hotel. Destination of visit: Beirut, Lebanon. Date of visit: 22-25 August 2010 Purpose of visit: to promote dialogue and strengthen international understanding. (Registered 22 September 2010)
Place of Visit: Turks and Caicos Islands Date of Visit: 26th August 2010 – 1st September 2010 Sponsor: 1) Caribbean Council (Accommodation) 2 Belgrave Square, LONDON, SW1X 8PJ 2) Claymore Group (Flights) PO Box 64, Market Place, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, BWI Purpose: To conduct a report on the social, economic and constitutional problems facing the British Overseas Territory of Turks and Caicos. Costs: Accommodation: $2600 (shared by two people: $1300 each) Caribbean Council Flights: £5500 (Ticket £3000, Upgrade £2500) Claymore Group: Ticket, Virgin Atlantic: Upgrade
21 October 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
The Chair declared a non-pecuniary interest as a former adviser to the Government of Qatar.
10 November 2010: declaration of Members’ interests
Rt Hon Bob Ainsworth declared the following further interests:
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Transatlantic and International Security
27 April 2011: declaration of Members’ interests
In relation to the UK-Brazil Relations inquiry, Sir Menzies Campbell declared an interest as a remunerated director of Scottish American Investment Company PLC, which has investments in Petrobas.
In relation to the same inquiry, Sir John Stanley declared an interest as a shareholder in Royal Dutch Shell PLC.
7 June 2011: declaration of Members’ interests
The Chair declared the following interest relevant to the work of the Committee: he has accepted an invitation to visit Israel in the autumn; the visit will be funded by the Conservative Friends of Israel.
22 June 2011: declaration of Specialist Advisers’ interests
Dr Douglas Guilfoyle
• I am a full-time employee of University College London.
• In 2009 I prepared a report on ‘Treaty Jurisdiction over Pirates’ for the Danish Foreign Ministry, in its capacity as Chair of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, Working Group 2 on Legal Issues (CGPCS WG2). I received a fee for this work.
• I continue to attend meetings of CGPCS WG2 in Copenhagen several times a year at the expense of the Danish Foreign Ministry (covering travel, accommodation and some expenses). I am not otherwise remunerated for this involvement and attend in the capacity of an independent academic.
• I hold a research grant from the Leverhulme Trust to produce a book on piracy with international collaborators.
• In 2010 I was contracted by the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to serve as an external advisor to an inquiry into the 2010 incident involving the Israeli Defence Force’s interception of a flotilla bound for Gaza. The appointment was for a period of weeks. I received a fee for this work.
• I have been engaged by Professor Philippe Sands QC to assist in advice or contentious work for foreign governments on questions involving the law of the sea, including the case brought this year by the government of Mauritius against the United Kingdom regarding the declaration of a Marine Protection Area around the Chagos Islands.
• In 2009 I produced a briefing paper for the Pew Charitable Trusts on port State control for use in at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization. I received a fee for this work. Foreign Affairs Committee: Formal Minutes 2010–12 89
• I am a fee-paying member, but not an office-holder, of Chatham House, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, the European Society of International Law, the American Society of International Law and the Society of Legal Scholars.
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Rear Admiral David Snelson CB FNI
Paid employment:
• Chief Harbour Master Port of London Authority • Specialist adviser House of Commons Defence Committee
Organisations/Interests/Memberships:
• Younger Brother trinity House • Fellow, Nautical Institute • Member honourable Company of Master Mariners • Patron, ‘Sea Change’ charity
Honours and Awards:
• Companion of the Bath • United States Legion of Merit