Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Responsibility to protect and humanitarian intervention inquiry

Witnesses Dr Farouq al Habib, Director, Mayday Rescue Foundation, Haid Haid, research fellow, King’s College London, Ms Laila Alodaat, MENA Director, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom

Inquiry Global Britain: FCO skills inquiry

Witnesses Dr Peter Ammon, former Ambassador of Germany to the UK, The Hon. Alexander Downer, former High Commissioner of Australia to the UK, and Dr Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Dr Catherine Fieschi, Director, Counterpoint, and Patrick Horgan, Regional Director, Northeast Asia, Rolls Royce plc (at approx. 3.45pm).

Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry

Witnesses i) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Richard Jones, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Democracy, Corinne Kitsell, Deputy Director UN & Multilateral / UN Co-ordinator, and Paul McKell, Legal Director; ii) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Richard Jones, Deputy Director, Human Rights and Democracy, Corinne Kitsell, Deputy Director UN & Multilateral / UN Co-ordinator, and Paul McKell, Legal Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 3.45pm).

Inquiry The work of the Minister of State for the Middle East

Witnesses Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, Minister of State for the Middle East, and Martin Longden, Head of Near East Department, and UK Special Representative for Syria, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Inquiry The Western Balkans inquiry

Witnesses Rt Hon Sir Alan Duncan KCMG MP, Minister of State for Europe and the Americas, Andrew Page, Western Balkans Summit Co-ordinator, Fiona McIlwham, Director of the Western Balkans Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry

Witnesses Ben Emmerson QC, former Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Professor Rosa Freedman, Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading, Professor Javaid Rehman, Professor of Law, University of BrunelSir Roger Gale MP, Angela Smith MP, Murray Hunt, Director, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

Inquiry Oral evidence from the Foreign Secretary

Witnesses Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary, Karen Pierce, Political Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Inquiry The Western Balkans inquiry

Witnesses Dr Peter Sanfey, Deputy Director for Country Economics and Policy, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s preparations for the World Cup inquiry

Witnesses Harriett Baldwin MP, Minister of State, Julia Longbottom, Director for Consular Affairs, Martin Harris, Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s preparations for the World Cup inquiry

Witnesses Kevin Miles, Chief Executive, the Football Supporters Federation, Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts, National Lead for Football Policing, Robert Sullivan, Strategy and Communications Director, the Football Association

Inquiry The Western Balkans inquiry

Witnesses Sir Robert Cooper, Former EU Diplomat, Professor James Ker-Lindsay, Senior Visiting Fellow, European Institute, London School of Economics, Dr Cvete Koneska, Senior Analyst, Europe, Control Risk consultancy, Ms Tena Prelec, PhD candidate, University of Sussex

Inquiry Russian corruption and the UK inquiry

Witnesses Emile Simpson, Research Fellow, Harvard University, Mark Galeotti, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations Garry Kasparov, Author and political activist (via video link)

Inquiry Global Britain inquiry

Witnesses Professor Walter Russell Mead, Distinguished Fellow in American Strategy and Statesmanship, Hudson Institute, Dr Kori Schake, Deputy Director-General, International Institute for Strategic Studies

Inquiry Responsibility to protect and humanitarian intervention inquiry

Witnesses Dr Kate Ferguson, Director of Research and Policy, Protection Approaches, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice and Associate Professor of International Relations at SOAS, University of London, Professor Marc Weller, Professor of International Law and International Constitutional Studies, University of Cambridge

Inquiry Session with Minister of State for Africa inquiry

Witnesses Harriett Baldwin MP, Minister of State for Africa, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Donal Brown, Director East and Central Africa, Department for International Development, Neil Wigan, Director, Africa, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Inquiry Russian corruption and the UK inquiry

Witnesses Oliver Bullough, Journalist and author, Juliette Garside, Financial correspondent, Luke Harding, Journalist and author, Tom Keatinge, Director, Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute, Vladimir Ashurkov, Executive Director, Anti-Corruption Foundation, Roman Borisovich, Co-founder, ClampK

Inquiry China and the international rules-based system inquiry

Witnesses George Magnus, Associate, University of Oxford China Centre and Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Dr Yuka Kobayashi, Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in China and International Politics, SOAS, University of London, and Dr Jan Knoerich, Lecturer in the Economy of China, Lau China Institute and Department of International Development, King’s School of Global Affairs, King's College London.

Inquiry Global Britain inquiry

Witnesses The Rt Hon. the Baroness Ashton of Upholland and The Rt Hon. the Lord Owen

Inquiry The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Human Rights Work inquiry

Witnesses Natalie Samarasinghe, Executive Director, the United Nations Association UK (UNA-UK)

Inquiry Global Britain inquiry

Witnesses Rt Hon Alderman Charles Bowman, Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Sir David Wootton, Chairman, Mayoral Visits Advisory Committee, and Lord Mayor of the City of London 2011-12