SECTION B7

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTS STANDING COMMITTEES

Following a resolution of the House on 24 October 1990 and amendments agreed on 22 January and 26 June 1991, there have been changes to the constitution and work of the European Documents Standing Committees.

The European Standing Committees (ESC) lettered A and B are constituted for the duration of a Session and consider matters referred to them by the House. Their composition appears in the Weekly Information Bulletin. Chairmen are appointed for consideration of individual documents. Any Member may attend and speak. For further details see Factsheet 56 available from the Public Information Office. Committees A and B deal with matters within the responsibilities of different Departments. The list is as follows:

ESC A:	Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Transport; Environment; Forestry Commission (and analogous responsibilities of Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland Offices)
ESC B:	Other Departments

ESC A

Mr Matthew Banks	Mr Harry Barnes	Mr Peter Butler
Mr Michael Connarty	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody	Mr Nigel Evans
Mr David Harris	Mr Robert G Hughes	Mrs Helen Jackson
Mr David Lidington	Mr William Ross	Mr John Sykes
Mr Jon Trickett

Documents Discussed

Date	Chairman	Document Number & Subject
13.11.96	Mrs Ann Winterton	No 10495/96 Identification of cattle and labelling of beef products
20.11.96	Mr Barry Jones	No 9651/96 relating to Strategy for waste management and 7208/95 waste for human consumption
27.11.96	Sir James Molyneaux	No 7208/95, relating to water consumption
4.12.96	Sir James Hill	No 5231/96, relating air carrier liability
11.12.96	Sir James Hill	No 10003/95, relating to Community railway policy and 9654/96 relating to the Community's railways
12.2.97	Mr Donald Anderson	No 5217/97, relating to the Commission report on raw tobacco
19.2.97	Sir James Molyneaux	No 11419/96 relating to future noise policy

ESC B

Mr Hartley Booth	Mr Peter Bottomley	Mr Richard Burden
Mrs Roseanna Cunningham	Mr Quentin Davies	Mr Nirj Deva
Mr Michael Fabricant	Mr Paul Flynn	Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Alan Simpson	Mr George Stevenson	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
Mr John Whittingdale

*20.11.96 Mrs Roseanna Cunningham & Mr Gerry Sutcliffe discharged, Mr Brian Jenkins & Mr Denis MacShane appointed

Documents discussed

Date	Chairman	Document Number & Subject
13.11.96	Sir James Hill	No 12357/96, Cinema and television
20.11.96	Sir James Molyneaux	COM (96) 499 relating to introduction of the Euro COM (96) 498 reinforced convergence procedures and new exchange rate mechanism COM (96) 496 stability pact for ensuring budgetary discipline in stage 3 of EMU
27.11.96	Mr Norman Hogg	No 7312/96 & 10602/96 relating to Former Yugoslavia: aid for reconstruction and rehabilitation and south-eastern Europe
4.12.96	Mr Allan Stewart	No 9573/96 relating to protection against third country Legislation
17.12.96	Mr Roy Hughes	No 9795/96 relating to information society: priorities and implications
18.12.96	Mr Donald Anderson	No 10305/96, relating to development of the social dialogue
15.1.97	Mr Barry Jones	Documents relating to the draft general budget of the European Communities for 1997
29.1.97	Sir James Molyneaux	No 7050/96 relating to Artists' resale rights
12.2.97	Mr Barry Jones	No 5147/96, relating to takeover bids
5.3.97	Sir James Hill	EC Documents OJ C340 in respect of Court of Auditors Report 1995, OJ C395 in respect of Court of Auditors' Statement of Assurance for 1995 and OJ C395 in respect of Court of Auditors'Statement of Assurance for 1995: European Development Fund
19.3.97	Sir James Hill	No 11382/96 relating to Structural Funds and EC Document No 12614/96 relating to Cohesion Policy