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Session 2006-07 Publications on the internet Foreign Affairs Committee Publications

Foreign Affairs - First 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 7 November 2007. Contents Terms of Reference Conclusions and recommendations 1  Introduction Form of the Departmental Annual Report and related papers 2  Comprehensive Spending Review settlement Areas of disagreement Final settlement 3  Measuring performance Performance against PSA targets in 2006-07 Conflict prevention - a case study: peacebuilding in the Western Balkans Conflict prevention funding PSA framework 2008-2011 New conflict prevention target An appropriate approach to performance measurement? 4  Operational efficiency ICT savings Workforce changes Shared Services Efficiency monitoring 5  Management and leadership Capability Review Financial management Risk management Management consultants Leadership forums Grievance procedures 6  FCO Services Trading Fund Language training Redundancies 7  Diplomatic representation overseas The 'global' network of Posts FCO estate Defence Attachés Consular services Overseas passport operations UKvisas Telephone services 8  Transparency and openness Relations with Parliament Flow of information Scrutiny of senior diplomatic appointments Protective marking Freedom of Information Ban on valedictory telegrams 9  Public Diplomacy Oversight of Public Diplomacy The Public Diplomacy Board Governance of the British Council Public Diplomacy Pilots Shared evaluation framework Chevening Scholarships and Fellowships 10  British Council 2006-07 Annual Report Activities in 2006-07 Performance in 2006-07 Efficiencies Strategic change New objectives Shifting resources out of Europe Closures Status in Russia Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 11  BBC World Service Performance in 2006-07 Distribution India Russia China Efficiency savings Strategy for the future Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 Formal minutes Witnesses List of written evidence Reports and Evidence from the Foreign Affairs Committee since 2005 Oral Evidence Tuesday 26 June 2007 Wednesday 27 June 2007 Tuesday 17 July 2007 Written Evidence

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