House of Commons Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

Formal Minutes

Session 2010–12

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Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy

The Joint Committee is appointed to consider the National Security Strategy.

Current membership Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Mr James Arbuthnot MP Adrian Bailey MP Sir MP Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Cope of Berkeley Lord Fellowes Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Fabian Hamilton MP Lord Harris of Haringey Lord Lee or Trafford Baroness Manningham-Buller Paul Murphy MP Richard Ottaway MP Mark Pritchard MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Keith Vaz MP Lord Waldegrave of North Hill Tim Yeo MP

Powers The Committee has the power to require the submission of written evidence and documents, to examine witnesses, to meet at any time (except when Parliament is prorogued or dissolved), to adjourn from place to place, to appoint specialist advisers, and to make Reports to both Houses. The Lords Committee has power to agree with the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman.

Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee are on the Internet at: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/national-security-strategy/

Committee staff The current staff of the Committee are Michael Collon (Lords Clerk), Philippa Helme (Commons Clerk), Georgie Holmes-Skelton (Second Clerk), Christine Randall (Senior Committee Assistant), Joanna Lukens (Lords Committee Assistant) and Lee Chiddicks (Commons Committee Assistant).

Contacts All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerks of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. The telephone numbers for general enquiries are 020 7219 4911 and 020 7219 2712; the Committee’s email address is [email protected]

Proceedings of the Committee

Tuesday 11 January 2011

Members present:

Mr James Arbuthnot MP Lord Cope of Berkeley Margaret Beckett MP Lord Fellowes Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Harris of Haringey Mr Paul Murphy MP Lord Lee of Trafford Richard Ottaway MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Mark Pritchard MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Keith Vaz MP Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

Members’ interests: The full lists of Members’ interests as recorded in the Commons Register of Members’ and the Lords Register of Interests are noted. A list of interests is appended to these minutes.

It is moved that Margaret Beckett do take the Chair.-----(Lord Sterling of Plaistow)

The same is agreed to.

The Orders of Reference are read.

The Joint Committee deliberate.

Ordered, That Strangers be admitted during the examination of witnesses unless otherwise ordered.

Ordered, That witnesses be permitted to publish their written evidence, subject to the discretion of the Chair and unless the Committee otherwise order.

Ordered, That the uncorrected transcripts of evidence given be published on the internet, unless the Committee otherwise order.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 28 February 2011 at 4pm.

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Members present:

Mr James Arbuthnot MP Lord Cope of Berkeley Margaret Beckett MP Lord Fellowes Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Harris of Haringey Fabian Hamilton MP Lord Lee of Trafford Mr Paul Murphy MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Richard Ottaway MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Mark Pritchard MP Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill 4

Members’ interests: The interests of Fabian Hamilton MP as recorded in the Commons Register of Members’ Interests are noted. The list of interests is appended to these minutes.

Ordered, That the use of electronic equipment be permitted during public and private sessions of the Committee, subject to the discretion of the Chair.

Ordered, That the Cabinet Office memorandum be reported to both Houses and published on the internet.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 4 April 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 4 April 2011

Members present:

Lord Fellowes Adrian Bailey MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Margaret Beckett MP Lord Harris of Haringey Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Lee of Trafford Malcolm Bruce MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Mr Paul Murphy MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

Members’ interests: The interests of Adrian Bailey MP as recorded in the Commons Register of Members’ Interests are noted. The list of interests is appended to these minutes.

The Joint Committee deliberate

Ordered, That Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor Hew Strachan be appointed as specialist advisers to assist the Joint Committee.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 23 May 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 23 May 2011

Members present:

Lord Cope of Berkeley James Arbuthnot MP Lord Fellowes Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Harris of Haringey Fabian Hamilton MP Lord Lee of Trafford Mark Pritchard MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

Specialist Advisers’ interests: The interests of Professor Malcolm Chalmers and Professor Hew Strachan were noted.

The Joint Committee deliberate Ordered, That Lord West of Spithead and Baroness Neville-Jones be invited to give oral evidence.

Ordered, That Oliver Letwin MP, the Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, be invited to give oral evidence.

Ordered, That the Cabinet Office be asked to provide written evidence in advance of that oral evidence session.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 4 July 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 4 July 2011

Members present:

Lord Cope of Berkeley James Arbuthnot MP Lord Fellowes Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Harris of Haringey Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Lee of Trafford Paul Murphy MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Keith Vaz MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

The Joint Committee deliberate

Ordered, That the Cabinet Office be asked to answer a number of questions in writing.

Oral evidence was taken from Baroness Neville-Jones.

Ordered, That oral evidence to the Committee be published online, and not printed, in line with House of Lords practice.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 12 September 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 12 September 2011

Members present:

Lord Cope of Berkeley James Arbuthnot MP Lord Fellowes Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Harris of Haringey Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Lee of Trafford Baroness Manningham-Buller Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

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The Joint Committee deliberate.

Oral evidence was taken from The Rt Hon. The Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 24 October 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 24 October 2011

Members present:

Lord Fellowes James Arbuthnot MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Harris of Haringey Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Lee of Trafford Fabian Hamilton MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

The Joint Committee deliberate.

Ordered, That the following memoranda be reported to both Houses and published on the internet: Cabinet Office ADS Group Limited World Vision UK Dr Sue Robertson Dr Jim Broderick, Daneshall Associates LLP Professor Nigel Lightfoot

Oral evidence was taken from The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister of Government Policy, Cabinet Office.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 5 December 2011 at 4pm.

Monday 5 December 2011

Members present:

James Arbuthnot MP Lord Cope of Berkeley Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Fellowes Paul Murphy MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Richard Ottaway MP Lord Harris of Haringey Mark Pritchard MP Lord Lee of Trafford Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Baroness Taylor of Bolton

The Joint Committee deliberate. Ordered, That the following memorandum be reported to both Houses and published on the internet: Cabinet Office (supplementary evidence).

Oral evidence was taken from Sir Peter Ricketts KCMG, National Security Adviser.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Sir Kim Darroch.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 16 January 2012 at 4pm.

Monday 16 January 2012

Members present:

Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Fellowes Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Harris of Haringey Paul Murphy MP Lord Lee of Trafford Richard Ottaway MP Baroness Manningham-Buller Mark Pritchard MP Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Keith Vaz MP Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

The Joint Committee deliberate.

The Committee discussed the direction of a report on the National Security Strategy.

Ordered, That the following memorandum be reported to both Houses and published on the internet: Mark Phillips.

Resolved, That the Committee take oral evidence from Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 27 February 2012 at 4pm.

Monday 27 February 2012

Members present:

Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Cope of Berkeley Sir Alan Beith MP Lord Fellowes Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Paul Murphy MP Lord Harris of Haringey Baroness Manningham-Buller Lord Sterling of Plaistow Baroness Taylor of Bolton Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

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The Joint Committee deliberate.

Draft Report, First review of the National Security Strategy 2010, proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.

Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 to 119 read and agreed to.

Summary agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to each House.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available in accordance with the provisions of House of Commons Standing Order No. 134.

Ordered, That the following memorandum be reported to both Houses and published on the internet:

Letter from Sir Kim Darroch and Supplementary evidence from the Cabinet Office (Cabinet Office 05)

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 26 March 2012 at 4pm.

Monday 26 March 2012

Members present:

James Arbuthnot MP Lord Cope of Berkeley Margaret Beckett MP (Chair) Lord Fellowes Malcolm Bruce MP Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Mark Pritchard MP Lord Harris of Haringey Keith Vaz MP Lord Lee of Trafford Baroness Manningham-Buller Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Sterling of Plaistow Lord Waldegrave of North Hill

The Joint Committee deliberate.

Oral evidence was taken from Sir Kim Darroch, National Security Adviser.

Ordered, That the Joint Committee be adjourned to Monday 30 April 2012 at 4pm.

APPENDIX

DECLARATION OF MEMBERS’ INTERESTS

Declared at the meeting on 11 January 2011

ARBUTHNOT, Rt. Hon. James (North East Hampshire)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Member of Lloyd's (resigned as from 31 December 2002). Categories of business underwritten until resignation - CBS Private Capital Ltd.: All categories. Received flowers (value £40) for giving an after-dinner speech on 21 October 2009. Hours: 2.25 hrs. Address of payer: ICAP Securities Limited, 2 Broadgate, London EC2M 7UR. (Registered 2 November 2009) Received a tie (value £5) for giving a speech on 22 March 2010. Hours: 2.5 hrs. Address of payer: The Royal Aeronautical Society, 4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ. (Registered 6 April 2010) 6. Overseas visits Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Address of donor: 45B Westbourne Terrace, London W2 3UR Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £900 Destination of visit: Israel Date of visit: 31 August to 3 September 2009 Purpose of visit: As Chairman of Conservative Friends of Israel, I went to Israel to meet politicians, industrialists and academics.(Registered 7 October 2009) 8. Land and Property Two flats in London, both providing rental income. 11. Miscellaneous Non-practising barrister. Chairman of the Conservative Friends of Israel (unremunerated).

BECKETT, Rt. Hon. Margaret (Derby South) Nil.

BEITH, Rt. Hon. Sir Alan (BerwickUponTweed)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc Received £250 for a seminar with students of Wroxton College. Address: Wroxton College, Wroxton, nr. Banbury, Oxfordshire OX15 6PX. Hours: 2 hrs. (Registered 10 February 2010) Occasional writing for John Wiley and Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, PO19 8SQ. Received £50 for writing an article. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 3 June 2010) 4. Sponsorship or financial or material support (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission: Name of donor: Lord Alliance Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 3 June 2010) Name of donor: Mr and Mrs R. Parker Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 10

Donor status: individual (Registered 3 June 2010) (b) Support in the capacity as an MP: Name of donor: Christian Action Research and Education Address of donor: CARE, 53 Romney Street, London SW1P 3RF. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the services of an intern for two days a week, estimated value £2500. The intern started work on 7 October 2009, and finished on 30 July 2010. Date of receipt: 7 October 2009 Date of acceptance: 7 October 2009 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 21 January 2010)

11. Miscellaneous Chairman of the Historic Chapels Trust

BRUCE, Malcolm (Gordon)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc Donation of £60 made direct to charity on my behalf by Ipsos MORI for completing a survey. Address: Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 24 November 2009)

4. Sponsorships (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission: Name of donor: Mackie’s of Scotland Address of donor: Westertown, Rothienorman, AB51 8US Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to my constituency party Donor status: company (Registered 28 May 2010) Name of donor: Deveron Homes Address of donor: 7 Deveron Road, Huntly Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation to my constituency party Donor status: company (Registered 28 May 2010) Name of donor: William Alexander Dean Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000. Donor status: individual (Registered 28 May 2010)

6. Overseas visits Name of donor: Cadbury/Kraft Address of donor: Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return business class flight Heathrow-Ghana, 2 nights hotel in Accra, ground transportation, meals and hospitality; total value £4,175 Destination of visit: Ghana Date of visit: 29-31 August 2010 Purpose of visit: (Registered 23 September 2010) Name of donor: Indian Government Address of donor: Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, India Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare £2,321.31, hotels £755.69 and food and hospitality; total value £3,327 Destination of visit: Delhi and Thiruvahindrapuram, India Date of visit: 25 September-2 October 2010 Purpose of visit: to improve UK/India relationship (Registered 27 October 2010)

MURPHY, Rt. Hon. Paul (Torfaen) Nil.

OTTAWAY, Richard (Croydon South)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc Solicitor and Arbitrator. Consultant on energy policy and public affairs to South Hook LNG Terminal Company Ltd. Address: 4th Floor, 2 London Bridge, London SE1 9RA. The company is involved in the development and operation of a liquid natural gas receiving and regasification terminal. (Until 31 March 2010) (£10,001-£15,000). Over the period August 2009 to March 2010 I worked 21 hours, for which I received the sum of £8,400 gross. (Registered 7 June 2010)

4. Sponsorship or financial or material support (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission: Name of donor: Christopher Cleanthi Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010) Name of donor: Matthew Taylor Address of donor Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010 Name of donor: Badsha Quadir Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,655 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010 Name of donor: Geoffrey Dove Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010 Name of donor: The Terrace Club Address of donor: 2 Kingsmere 43 Chislehurst Road Chislehurst BR7 5LE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 7 June 2010) Name of donor: Sunil Tandon Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,351 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 June 2010)

8. Land and Property Flat in London owned jointly with my wife from which rental income is received. 12

PRITCHARD, Mark (The Wrekin)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. International Adviser to the Soufan Group. The Soufan Group is an international strategic consultancy providing advice on policy, strategy, security, and risk management; and trains law enforcement, intelligence, judicial, and security services

4. Sponsorships (a) Donations to the constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission: Name of donor: Mr David C Austin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000. Donor status: individual (Registered 26 May 2010) Name of donor: Political Animal Lobby Ltd Address of donor: Imperial House, East Ham, London E6 2JG. Donor status: company, registration number 02565899 (Registered 26 May 2010)

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) Name of donor: British Airways plc Address of donor : Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth, West Drayton, UB7 0GB. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: my wife and I were given seat upgrades on flights between Heathrow and Washington DC whilst attending a private funeral in Washington. Approximate value: £2000. Date of receipt of donation: 29 October 2009 Date of acceptance of donation: 29 October 2009 Donor status: company, registration number 01777777 (Registered 25 November 2009)

6. Overseas visits Name of donor: Parliamentarians for Global Action Address of donor: UN Office, 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1604, New York, NY 10017, USA. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2000 - £3000 Destination of visit: Washington DC, USA. Date of visit: 19 – 23 October 2009 Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at the international Energy Security Forum at the US Senate. (Registered 3 November 2009) Name of donor: Philippines Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: Manila, Philippines. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3000-£4000 (flight, hotel and subsistence costs). Destination of visit: Philippines Date of visit: 14-19 December 2009 Purpose of visit: official visit to the Philippines to discuss counter-terrorism measures in Mindanao; meet with security and defence officials and Ministers; to meet the President and Foreign Secretary. (Registered 27 December 2009) Name of donor: Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £3000-£4000 (flight, hotel and subsistence costs). Destination of visit: Ethiopia (capital and two regions) Date of visit: 4-9 January 2010 Purpose of visit: official visit to discuss regional security and counter-terrorism. Meetings with security and defence officials and Ministers; the President and Foreign Secretary, UK Embassy and DFID staff. (Registered 9 February 2010) Name of donor: Bouygues UK Address of donor: Waterloo Centre Elizabeth House, 39 York Road, London SE1 7NQ. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): return flight, one night’s accommodation, airport parking and subsistence-up to £1,000. Destination of visit: Paris, France. Date of visit: 29-30 March 2010 Purpose of visit: to visit Bouygues global headquarters, briefing on high-speed rail projects, and security briefing at Paris Metro. (Registered 26 May 2010) Name of donor: Parliamentarians for Global Action Address of donor: UN Office, 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1604, New York, NY 10017, USA. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2000 Destination of visit: United Nations New York USA Date of visit: 14-17 June 2010 Purpose of visit: to attend and speak at the biennial meeting of states to consider the implementation of action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (Registered 1 July 2010) Name of donor: Parliamentarians for Global Action (UN Office) Address of donor: 211 East 43rd Street, Suite 1604, New York, NY 10017, USA. Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £1,500-£2,000 Destination of visit: Istanbul Date of visit: 21-25 October 2010 Purpose of visit: to speak, chair, attend global conference on empowering women and human security in my capacity as Chairman of PGA (Registered 8 November 2010)

VAZ, Keith (Leicester East)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession, etc. Consultant to FoxMandal Little (from 12 November 2009 to March 2010). I acted as consultant to the firm on legal matters and especially on the Asian diaspora in the UK and abroad. I was paid £2,500 a month and was required to do 4 hours work a week.

5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK) I am invited from time to time into the directors’ box at Leicester City Football Club to watch matches.

8. Land and Property I own a property at 144 Uppingham Road, Leicester, which is used as my constituency office.

11. Miscellaneous Barrister (not practising).

COPE OF BERKELEY, Lord

Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality Visit with wife to Isle of Man, 3-5 July 2010, as guests of Tynwald - the Manx Parliament, to attend the Tynwald Day Ceremonies and associated functions; met own travel costs; accommodation paid by Tynwald; received hospitality from Tynwald and Lieutenant Governor 14

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Director, Carlton Club (London) Limited Director, Carlton Trustees (London) Limited

Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) Trustee, Conservative Party Archive at the Bodleian Library, Oxford

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Trustee, War Memorials Trust

FELLOWES, Lord

Category 1: Directorships Non-executive Director, SABMiller plc (until 31.07.10)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Secretary & Registrar, Order of Merit (honorarium) Board Member, British Library

Category 4: Shareholdings (b) Witwatersrand Gold

FOULKES OF CUMNOCK, Lord

Category 1: Directorships Director, Carrick Court Associates Limited (public affairs advice; in process of being wound-up)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Member, Scottish Parliament Chairman, Advisory Board of GovNet Communications (publisher and events organiser)

Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Carrick Court Associates Limited (public affairs advice)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Governor, Westminster Foundation for Democracy

Category 10: Non-financial interests (d) President, Caribbean-British Business Council

HARRIS OF HARINGEY, Lord

Category 1: Directorships Non-executive Director, Golden Orb Networks (secure communications facilities)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Senior Advisor, KPMG LLP Chair, Toby Harris Associates Member, Metropolitan Police Authority Chair, Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody Cumberlege Connections Ltd

Category 3: Clients Toby Harris Associates' clients include: Airwave Solutions; Unisys; Debt Management Standards Association

Category 7: Overseas visits Visit to Vancouver, Canada, 20-24 January 2010, to participate in conference on deaths in custody; all fares, accommodation and expenses paid by British Columbia Civil Liberties Association

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Chair, Wembley National Stadium Trust Bilimankwhe Arts Trust Chair, Freedom Charity Trust

LEE OF TRAFFORD, Lord

Category 1: Directorships Chairman, Wellington Market Company plc (operators of traditional markets) Director, Emerson Developments (Holdings) Ltd (property development & investment)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Chairman, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions Monthly "My Portfolio" column for Financial Times

Category 4: Shareholdings (b) Aviva plc (insurance) BBA Aviation plc (airport/aircraft services) Capital Pub Company plc (public houses) Charles Taylor Christie Group plc (business & leisure industry services) Cable & Wireless Communications plc (telecommunications) Cable & Wireless Worldwide (telecommunications) Dairy Crest Delcam plc (software) Fenner plc (conveyor belt manufacturer) James Fisher & Sons (marine services) Gooch & Housego plc (acousto-optic/laser manufacturer) Interior Services (fitting out specialist) Northbridge Industrial Services plc (hirer of power supply equipment) Nichols plc (soft drinks supplier) Pochin's plc (property investment & construction industry services) Park Group (cash savings schemes operations) PZ Cussons plc (toiletries/cosmetics) Quarto Group Inc (international publishers) S&U plc (short term loan specialist) FW Thorpe plc (lighting products) Treatt plc (flavour & fragrances) Titon Holdings plc (ventilation systems) United Drug plc (pharmaceuticals) Vodafone Group plc (mobile phone services) Wellington Market Company plc (operations of traditional markets) Wynnstay Group plc (agricultural industry supplies/retailer) Concurrent Technologies plc (software, e-business solutions) Pressure Technologies plc (gas cylinder/pressure technology requirements) THB (insurance)

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Category 7: Overseas visits Visit with wife to Oman, 18-22 February 2010; the visit was a cross-party defence-focused visit as guests of State Council of Sultanate of Oman; costs of travel and accommodation for Member were met by State Council of Sultanate of Oman; wife's accommodation costs but not travel costs were met by State Council of Sultanate of Oman Visit to Paris, 5-6 October, for a Franco-British Council and Royal United Services Institute joint seminar on defence cooperation; travel costs met by Franco-British Council; accommodation provided at British Ambassador's residence

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Governor and Chairman of Trustees, Withington Girls School

Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) Vice President, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Trustee, Lee Bakirgian Family Trust (charity)

MANNINGHAM-BULLER, Baroness

Category 1: Directorships Director, Genome Research Ltd (Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute) Non-executive Director, Black Onyx Ltd (property development)

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Vice Chairman, Pollen Estate (London commercial property) Governor, Wellcome Trust Speaking engagement, 19 May 2010, Oracle Corporation Speaking engagement, 11 June 2010, Morgan Stanley, in Spain; Morgan Stanley met travel and accommodation costs also Speaking engagement, 15 July 2010, IBM Speaking engagement, 16 September 2010, London Business Forum Speaking engagement, 22 September 2010, Airmic Speaking engagement, 23 September 2010, Macdonalds Speaking engagement, 23 September 2010, IBM Speaking engagement, 7 October 2010, Land Securities Speaking engagement, 13 October 2010, Barclays Speaking engagement, 11 November 2010, The Lawyer Speaking engagement, 16 November 2010, KPMG Speaking engagement, 25 November 2010, Investment Property Databank (IPD)

Category 4: Shareholdings (b) Pollen Estate (London commercial property)

Category 5: Land and property Pollen Estate, Mayfair, London

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Security and Resilience Studies, University College London Vice Chairman, Council of Imperial College, London

RAMSAY OF CARTVALE, Baroness

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Chair, Development Council, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) Lords Chair, Labour Friends of Israel

STERLING OF PLAISTOW, Lord

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Senior Adviser, Shore Capital Group plc (investment banking) Consultant Chairman, Swan Hellenic and Hebridean Princess, All Leisure Group plc (tour operators) Special Adviser to CEO, and Life President P & O Cruises, Carnival Corporation

Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Sterling Guarantee Trust Ltd (personal investment company) Amountword II Ltd (personal investment company)

Category 4: Shareholdings (b) All Leisure Group plc Shore Capital Group plc (banking) Puma VCT IV plc (venture capital) Segro plc (commercial property)

Category 5: Land and property Farm, Sussex

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Rear Admiral (honorary), Royal Navy (from 1 August 2010)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) Trustee, National Maritime Museum Trustee, Royal Observatory

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Motability Motability 10th Anniversary Trust Lady Margaret Tebbitt Trust Cutty Sark Trust

TAYLOR OF BOLTON, Baroness

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Advisory Board Member, Thales Holdings UK plc (information systems for defence and security, aerospace and transportation)

Category 7: Overseas visits Visit to Paris, 5-6 October 2010, for a Franco-British Council and Royal United Services Institute joint seminar on defence cooperation; travel costs met by Franco-British Council; accommodation provided at British Ambassador's residence Visit to Moscow, 18-20 October 2010, to attend Munich Security Conference Core Group meeting; travel and accommodation provided by Munich Security Conference

Category 8: Gifts, benefits and hospitality Board Room hospitality received from Bolton Wanderers Football Club, when attending football matches Various Football Association invitations to international and some domestic football matches, and associated hospitality

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WALDEGRAVE OF NORTH HILL, Lord

Category 1: Directorships Fleming Family and Partners Ltd Henry Sotheran & Co Ltd Waldegrave Farms Ltd Biotech Growth Trust plc

Category 2: Remunerated employment, office, profession etc. Adviser, UBS Investment Bank Provost, Eton College

Category 4: Shareholdings (a) Waldegrave Farms Ltd (tenant farming company)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (a) Trustee, Wellington Resettled Estate

Category 10: Non-financial interests (b) Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford

Category 10: Non-financial interests (c) Chair, National Museum of Science and Industry (until June 2010)

Category 10: Non-financial interests (e) Trustee, Strawberry Hill Trust Trustee, Mandela-Rhodes Foundation (South Africa) Trustee, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor Chair, Rhodes Trust

Declared at the meeting on 1 March 2011

HAMILTON, Fabian (Leeds North East)

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc Honorary President of the International Association of Bookkeepers. Address: Suite 30, 40 Churchill Square, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4YU. (Until November 2010) Received £1,500 (one off payment) for approximately 6 hrs per month. (Registered on 3 August 2010)

Declared at the meeting on 4 April 2011

BAILEY, Adrian (West Bromwich West)

8. Land and Property A cottage in Cornwall from which rental income is received.

Declared at the meeting on 23 May 2011

Professor Hew STRACHAN Member of the Chief of Defence Staff's Strategic Advisory Panel Member of the Defence Academy Advisory Board Visiting Professor at the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy Professor of the History of War and Director of the Changing Character of War Programme, University of Oxford

Professor Malcolm CHALMERS Research Director at the Royal United Services Institute, which conducts commissioned research and event organisation across a range of issues that are relevant to the work of the JCNSS. Advisor to the Cabinet Office in the preparation of the first National Security Strategy in 2008.