The Committee deliberated.

Draft Report [Preparing for the humanitarian consequences of possible military action against Iraq], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read the first time.

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

Paragraph entitled 'Summary' read and postponed.

Paragraphs 1 to 42 read and agreed to.

Postponed paragraph entitled 'Summary' read again and agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.

Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.

Several papers were ordered to be reported to the House.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 11 March at Two o'clock