House of Commons - The Work of the Committee in 2008-09 - Foreign Affairs Committee

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Session 2008-09
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Foreign Affairs Committee - First Report
The Work of the Committee in 2008-09

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 25 November 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

1  Introduction
2  Scrutiny of foreign policy

Global Security: Non-Proliferation
Global Security: Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
Global Security: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Developments in the European Union
Committees on Arms Export Controls

3  Scrutiny of Foreign and Commonwealth Office publications

Human Rights Annual Report 2008
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2008-09

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 2008-09
Annex 2: List of Committee visits in Session 2008-09, with relevant inquiries
Annex 3: Informal meetings held by the Foreign Affairs Committee in Session 2008-09
Annex 4: Oral evidence sessions
Annex 5: Foreign Affairs Committee entry in the House's Sessional Return
Formal Minutes

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Prepared 4 December 2009