The Committee holds two evidence sessions a year with the Foreign Secretary, covering the full range of his responsibilities
Letter from the Chair of the Committee dated 17 January, relating to the European Council meeting in December. (
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Letter from the Secretary of State of 15 February relating to the European Council meeting in December. ( PDF 1.51 MB)
Oral Evidence
Wednesday 8 September 2010 - oral and written evidence
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State, and Mr Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service
Wednesday 16 March 2011 - oral and written evidence
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, and James Bevan CMG, Director General Change and Delivery, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Wednesday 7 September 2011 - oral and written evidence
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, and Sir Geoffrey Adams, KCMG
Thursday 8 March 2012 - oral and written evidence
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Simon Fraser CMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, and Simon Manley, Director for Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Tuesday 18 September 2012 - oral evidence
Witnesses: Rt Hon William Hague MP, First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; David Quarrey, Director, Middle East and North African Division, and Matthew Rycroft, Chief Operating Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office