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Foreign Affairs Committee

The Foreign Affairs Select Committee is one of many Select Committees of the British House of Commons, which scrutinises the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. [1]
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Evidence Received

April 2012

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ‘ARAB SPRING’: THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY

THE ROLE AND FUTURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH

March 2012

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ‘ARAB SPRING’: THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY

DEVELOPMENTS IN UK FOREIGN POLICY

  • Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave evidence on 8 Mar. [47]
  • Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary gave evidence on 8 Mar. [47]
  • Simon Manley, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 8 Mar. [47]

February 2012

Examination of Witness

  • Senator Hugh Segal, Canadian Special Envoy for Commonwealth Renewal gave evidence on 21 Feb. [46]

FCO PERFORMANCE AND FINANCES

  • Lord Williams of Baglan, BBC Trust gave evidence on 21 Feb. [45]

January 2012

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ‘ARAB SPRING’:

  • Rt Hon Lord Malloch-Brown KCMG PC, gave evidence on 31 Jan. [44]

December 2011

Examination of Witness

UK-TURKEY RELATIONS AND TURKEY’S REGIONAL ROLE

  • Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister of State for Europe gave evidence on 13 Dec. [43]
  • Pat Phillips, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 13 Dec. [43]
  • Steve Saward, Russia, Turkey, Central Asia and the Caucasus Section, UKTI gave evidence on 13 Dec. [43]

November 2011

BRITISH FOREIGN POLICY AND THE ‘ARAB SPRING’: THE TRANSITION TO DEMOCRACY

  • Intissar Kherigi, trainee lawyer and daughter of Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the Ennahda party, Tunisia gave evidence on 29 Nov. [41]
  • Dr Eugene Rogan, University of Oxford gave evidence on 29 Nov. [41]

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 evidence on 21 Nov. [38]

Examination of Witness

  • Dr Gülnur Aybet, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent at Canterbury and visiting Professor, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey gave evidence on 15 Nov. [37]
  • Dr Philip Robins, University of Oxford gave evidence on 15 Nov. [37]
  • Dr Mina Toksoz, Head of Country Risk, Standard Bank International (giving evidence in a personal capacity) gave evidence on 15 Nov. [37]
  • Martin Davidson, British Council gave evidence on 22 Nov. [40]

FCO PERFORMANCE AND FINANCES

  • Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State gave evidence on 8 Nov. [36]
  • Matthew Rycroft, Chief Operating Officer gave evidence on 8 Nov. [36]
  • Iain Walker, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 8 Nov. [36]
  • Lord Patten of Barnes, BBC Trust gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]
  • Peter Horrocks, Director gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]
  • Richard Thomas, Chief Operating Officer gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]
  • Jim Egan, BBC Global News gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]
  • Sir Vernon Ellis, Chair gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]
  • Martin Davidson CMG, British Council gave evidence on 22 Nov. [39]

October 2011

Examination of Witness

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

  • Paul Chandler, victims of piracy gave evidence on 24 Oct. [35]
  • Rachel Chandler, gave evidence on 24 Oct. [35]

UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey's Regional Role

September 2011

Developments in UK Foreign Policy

  • Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave evidence on 7 Sep. [32]
  • Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary gave evidence on 7 Sep. [32]
  • Sir Geoffrey Adams KCMG, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 7 Sep. [32]

July 2011

Piracy off the coast of Somalia

  • Mr Henry Bellingham MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Africa, the UN, Overseas Territories and Conflict Issues gave evidence on 6 Jul. [29]
  • Mr Chris Holtby, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 6 Jul. [29]
  • Captain David Reindorp RN, Ministry of Defence gave evidence on 6 Jul. [29]

June 2011

PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA

  • Andrew Voke, Lloyds Market Association gave evidence on 22 Jun. [26]
  • Mark Brownrigg OBE, Chamber of Shipping gave evidence on 22 Jun. [26]
  • Stephen Askins, Ince and Co gave evidence on 22 Jun. [26]
  • Major General Buster Howes OBE, Operation Commander European Union Naval Force Somalia gave evidence on 22 Jun. [26]
  • Captain David Reindorp, Head of Defence Crisis Management Centre gave evidence on 29 Jun. [27]
  • Dr Campbell McCafferty, Ministry of Defence gave evidence on 29 Jun. [28]
  • Sally Healy OBE, Chatham House gave evidence on 29 Jun. [28]
  • Captain David Reindorp RN, Head of Defence Crisis Management Centre gave evidence on 29 Jun. [28]

UK-Brazil Relations

  • Vivien Life, FCO gave evidence on 8 Jun. [25]

May 2011

The FCO's Human Rights Work 2010-11

UK-BRAZIL RELATIONS

April 2011

Brazil Relations

UK-BRAZIL RELATIONS

  • Sandra Charity, WWF-UK gave evidence on 27 Apr. [23]

March 2011

Developments in UK Foreign Policy

The Implications of Cuts to the BBC World Service

February 2011

The Role of the FCO in UK Government

  • Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs gave evidence on 7 Feb. [16]
  • Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State gave evidence on 7 Feb. [16]
  • Alex Ellis, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 7 Feb. [16]

January 2011

Examination of Witness

  • Sir Peter Ricketts, National Security Adviser gave evidence on 26 Jan. [15]

Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control legislation

The Role of the FCO in UK Government

  • Alex Evans, gave evidence on 12 Jan. [13]
  • David Steven, New York University gave evidence on 12 Jan. [13]
  • Sir Jeremy Greenstock GCMG, Gatehouse Advisory Partners gave evidence on 26 Jan. [14]
  • Alastair Newton, former member of the FCO's Senior Management and Director of UKTI USA gave evidence on 26 Jan. [14]
  • Sir Peter Ricketts GCMG, National Security Adviser gave evidence on 26 Jan. [14]

December 2010

Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control legislation

THE ROLE OF THE FCO IN UK GOVERNMENT

  • Professor The Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, University of London gave evidence on 8 Dec. [10]
  • Rt Hon The Lord Jay of Ewelme, former Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2002-2006) gave evidence on 8 Dec. [11]
  • Rt Hon. David Miliband MP, former Foreign Secretary (2007-10); gave evidence on 15 Dec. [12]
  • Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC MP, Intelligence and Security Committee gave evidence on 15 Dec. [12]
  • Rt Hon The Lord Jay of Ewelme GCMG, former Permanent Under-Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2002-2006) gave evidence on 8 Dec. [10]
  • Rt Hon David Miliband MP, former Foreign Secretary (2007-10); gave evidence on 15 Dec. [21]
  • Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG, Intelligence and Security Committee gave evidence on 15 Dec. [21]

November 2010

FCO Performance and Finances

FCO Public Diplomacy: the Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012

  • Simon Anholt, independent policy advisor, author and researcher gave evidence on 10 Nov. [9]
  • Dr Patrick Spaven OBE, consultant in research and evaluation for public diplomacy gave evidence on 10 Nov. [9]
  • Mr Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State for public diplomacy and the Olympics gave evidence on 10 Nov. [9]
  • Conrad Bird, Foreign and Commonwealth Office gave evidence on 10 Nov. [9]

The UK's foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan

  • Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, KCMG LVO, former HM Ambassador to Kabul, former Special Representative of the Foreign Secretary for Afghanistan and Pakistan gave evidence on 9 Nov. [5]
  • Gilles Dorronsoro, Visiting Scholar, South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment gave evidence on 9 Nov. [5]
  • Gerard Russell MBE, Afghan specialist, Carr Center, Harvard Kennedy School of Government gave evidence on 9 Nov. [5]
  • Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State gave evidence on 15 Nov. [6]
  • Karen Pierce CMG, Director South Asia and Afghanistan, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan gave evidence on 15 Nov. [6]

October 2010

The UK's foreign policy approach to Afghanistan and Pakistan

September 2010

Developments in UK Foreign Policy

  • Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, Mr Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service gave evidence on 8 Sep. [2]

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