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Session 2007-08 Publications on the internet Defence Committee Publications

Defence - Sixth Report Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 22 January 2008. Contents Terms of Reference Summary 1  Introduction 2  Core Tasks and Inquiries Examination of Government and European Commission policy proposals The Future of the UK's Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper The Defence Industrial Strategy: update UK/US Defence Trade Cooperation Treaty Strategic Export Controls European proposals Examination of emerging and deficient policy The Future of NATO and European Defence UK Defence: commitments and resources Defence equipment and military capabilities Welfare of the Armed Forces Current operations The Iran hostages incident: the lessons learned Examination of legislation and of specific output from the Department Examination of Departmental expenditure Examination of Public Service Agreements and targets Scrutiny of Agencies and other associated public bodies Scrutiny of major appointments Examination of implementation of legislation and policy initiatives Production of reports for debate 3  Working Practices and Innovation Evidence away from Westminster Extending our range of witnesses Webforum Publication of evidence on the internet Seminars Inward visits Outward visits Political engagement within Europe Petitions Specialist advisers 4  Departmental Responses 5  Looking Ahead Conclusions and Recommendations Annex 1: Core Tasks Fulfilled Annex 2: Committee Visits Annex 3: Oral Evidence Sessions Annex 4: Informal Meetings Formal Minutes List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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