• SWEDEN Carl BILDT, Minister for Foreign Affairs Reason given for not meeting the Committee: Busy agenda.1 • UNITED KINGDOM Margaret BECKETT, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Reason given for not meeting the Committee: Ms Beckett claimed busy agenda and singled out Minister Hoon to deputise her. Des BROWNE, Secretary of State for Defence John REID, Secretary of State for the Home Office Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for Transport and Secretary of State for Scotland No reasons given for not meeting the Committee. Officials representing the Home Office, Ministry of Defence and the Department of Transport were present during the meeting with Minister Hoon.2 Elisa MANNINGHAM-BULLER, Director General of Security Service (MI5) John SCARLET, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) Irfan SIDDIQ, member of the Diplomatic Service Reason given for not meeting the Committee: No authorisation for a meeting from Government. Richard DEARLOVE, former Head of MI6 Michael WOOD, former Legal Adviser of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office No reasons given for not meeting the Committee.3 • FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Aleksandar BOZINOVSKI, Journalist of Vreme newspaper Reason given for not meeting the Committee: Logistical problems. 1 Letter of 7 December 2006 to TDIP Chairman Carlos Coelho Letter of 11 September 2006 of Minster Geoff Hoon to TDIP Head of Secretariat 3 Letter of 27 July 2006 of Minster Margaret Beckett to TDIP Head of Secretariat 2 PE 382.246v02-00 XM 74/77 RR\382246XM.doc