Oral evidence in this inquiry includes evidence taken in the inquiry entitled Public Expenditure Plans of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and published as HC (1997-98) 745-i to 745-v; and evidence in the inquiry entitled Sierra Leone and published as HC (1997-98) 1057-i to 1057-iv and HC (1998-99) 116-i. The subject was initially raised during an evidence session in the Committee's inquiry into Foreign Policy and Human Rights published as HC (1997-98) 369-vii and with the Committee's report on that subject, HC (1998-99) 100-II. The complete Minutes of Evidence relating to this inquiry are republished in the second volume of this Report as HC 116-II. Page numbers below refer to HC 116-II and not to the previously published versions.

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Tuesday 5 May 1998
(Extract: previously published as HC (1997-98) 369-vii and with HC (1998-99) 100-II)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Mr Tony Lloyd MP and Mr Ronald Nash LVO	1
Thursday 14 May 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 745-i)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Sir John Kerr KCMG	9
Tuesday 9 June 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98 ) 745-ii)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Sir John Kerr KCMG, Mr Francis Richards CMG, CVO, Mr Roland Smith CMG and Mr Roy Dibble	40
Tuesday 23 June 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 745-iii)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Sir John Kerr KCMG, Mr Rob Young CMG, Mr Francis Richards CMG, CVO, Mr Michael Arthur CMG and Mr Roland Smith CMG	65
Tuesday 30 June 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 745-iv)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Sir John Kerr KCMG, Mr Francis Richards CMG, CVO and Mr Roland Smith CMG	81
Thursday 16 July 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 745-v)
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Rt Hon Robin Cook MP, Mr Michael Arthur CMG and Mr Robert Macaire	99
Tuesday 28 July 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 1057-i)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Rt Hon Robin Cook MP, Mr Michael Aron and Mr Robert Macaire	111
Tuesday 3 November 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 1057-ii)
SANDLINE INTERNATIONAL
Mr Tim Spicer OBE	130
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Mr Peter Penfold CMG, OBE	153
Tuesday 10 November 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 1057-iii)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Vice Admiral Alan West	180
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Ms Ann Grant and Mr Craig Murray	192
Tuesday 17 November 1998
(previously published as HC (1997-98) 1057-iv)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Sir John Kerr KCMG	223
Wednesday 16 December 1998
(previously published as HC (1998-99) 116-i)
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Rt Hon Robin Cook MP, Mr Tony Lloyd MP, Mr James Bevan and Dr Diana Ratzer	248