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National Security Strategy Committee

That a Select Committee of ten members be appointed to join with a Committee appointed by the Commons as the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, to consider the National Security Strategy: L Cope of Berkeley, L Fellowes, L Foulkes of Cumnock, L Harris of Haringey, L Lee of Trafford, B Manningham-Buller, B Ramsay of Cartvale, L Sterling of Plaistow, B Taylor of Bolton, L Waldegrave of North Hill; That the Committee have power to agree with the Committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a Chairman; That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place in the United Kingdom; That the Committee have leave to report from time to time; That the reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House; That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers; and That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published. Motion agreed, and a message was sent to the Commons.