House of Commons - The Work of the Committee in 2007-08 - Foreign Affairs Committee

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Foreign Affairs Committee - First Report
The Work of the Committee in 2007-08

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 17 December 2008.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction
2  Scrutiny of foreign policy

Global Security: Iran
Global Security: Japan and Korea
Developments in the European Union
Overseas Territories
Global Security: Non-Proliferation
Iraq and Afghanistan
Committees on Arms Export Controls

3  Scrutiny of Foreign and Commonwealth Office publications

Human rights
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08

4  Scrutiny of legislation

Constitutional changes affecting Overseas Territories

5  Other scrutiny activities

Scrutiny of associated public bodies
Financial scrutiny
Scrutiny of major appointments

6  Departmental response
7  Assisting the House
8  Looking ahead
Annex 1: Relevance of the core criteria to work carried out in Session 2007-08
Annex 2: List of Committee visits in Session 2007-08, with relevant inquiries
Annex 3: Informal meetings held by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Session 2007-08
Annex 4: Oral evidence sessions
Annex 5: Foreign Affairs Committee entry in the House's Sessional Return
Formal Minutes

Reports and Evidence from the Foreign Affairs Committee since 2005

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Prepared 15 January 2009