RECONSTRUCTING AFGHANISTAN
FOLLOW- UP EVIDENCE SESSION
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Tuesday 13 December 2005, Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
At 10.30am:
Nick Grono, Vice President for Advocacy and Operations, International Crisis Group, and
Elizabeth Winter, Special Adviser, British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG)
At 11.30am: Officials from the
Department for International Development, and the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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In January 2003, the International Development Committee published its report Afghanistan: The Transition from Humanitarian Relief to Reconstruction and Development Assistance (1st Report of Session 2002-03, HC 84):
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmselect/cmintdev/84/84.pdf.
The purpose of this session is to follow-up the issues raised in the Committee’s earlier report and to question DFID/HMG officials and other witnesses on the current situation with respect to development activities in Afghanistan
Detailed enquiries to Hannah Weston, Second Clerk of the Committee on 020 7219 0851 or
indcom@parliament.uk
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Further Information:
The membership of the Committee is as follows: Malcolm Bruce MP (Chairman, Lib Dem), John Barrett MP (Lib Dem), John Battle MP (Lab), John Bercow MP (Con), Hugh Bayley MP (Lab), Richard Burden MP (Lab), Mr Quentin Davies MP (Con), Mr Jeremy Hunt MP (Con), Ann McKechin MP (Lab), Joan Ruddock MP (Lab), Mr Marsha Singh (Lab).
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