HC Deb 14 July 1997 vol 298 cc56-7W
Mr. Collins

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (1) pursuant to his answer of 4 July,Official Report, column 303, what other organisations were represented at the meeting with Mr. Knight of CND; [8171]

(2) pursuant to his answer of 4 July, Official Report, column 303, what written materials were made available to Mr. Knight of CND during his meeting with Ministers; [8173]

(3) pursuant to his answer of 4 July, Official Report, column 303, what other organisations were represented at the meeting with Mr. Knight of CND. [8172]

Dr. Reid

A list of those from outside Government who participated in the Strategic Defence Review seminar held on the 3 July is as follows:

  • Sir Brian Fall—Chairman
  • Josh Arnold-Forster, United Nations Association
  • Menzies Campbell (Liberal Democrat)
  • Professor Michael Clarke, Kings College London, peacekeeping
  • Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Royal United Services Institute
  • Jack Dromey, Transport and General and Vice Chairman of the Whitley Council
  • Paul Eavis, Saferworld
  • Jonathan Eyal, Royal United Services Institute, European security
  • Sir Timothy Garden, Royal Institute for International Affairs
  • Charles Grant, The Economist
  • Owen Green, Bradford University
  • James Gow, Kings College of London, Balkans
  • Rosemary Hollis, Royal Institute for International Affairs, Middle East
  • Martin Kettle, Guardian
  • Dave Knight, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
  • Mark Laity, BBC
  • Alan Lee Williams (Atlantic Council of the UK)
  • John Lloyd, New Statesman
  • Ann McElvoy (Spectator)
  • John MacKinley, Kings College London, peacekeeping
  • Edward Mortimer, Financial Times
  • Sebastian Pease, British Pugwash Group
  • Dan Plesch, British American Security Information Council
  • Dr. Alex Pravda, St. Antony's Oxford, Russia
  • Stephen Pullinger, International Security Information Service
  • Ron Smith, Birbeck, defence economist
  • Jon Snow, Channel 4
  • Peter Snow, BBC
  • Clare Spencer, Centre for Defence Studies, Middle East
  • Lord (William) Wallace, LSE, Europe
  • Sir George Young (Conservative)

All participants at the seminar were provided with an agenda for the meeting, a copy of the Ministry of Defence press release of 28 May and a list of the other representatives.