STANDING ORDER AND MEMBERSHIP
The European Scrutiny Committee is appointed under
Standing Order No.143 to examine European Union documents and—
a) to report its opinion on the legal and
political importance of each such document and, where it considers
appropriate, to report also on the reasons for its opinion and
on any matters of principle, policy or law which may be affected;
b) to make recommendations for the further consideration of
any such document pursuant to Standing Order No. 119 (European
Standing Committees); and
c) to consider any issue arising upon any such document or
group of documents, or related matters.
The expression 'European Union document' covers —
i) any proposal under the Community Treaties
for legislation by the Council or the Council acting jointly with
the European Parliament;
ii) any document which is published for submission to the
European Council, the Council or the European Central Bank;
iii) any proposal for a common strategy, a joint action or
a common position under Title V of the Treaty on European Union
which is prepared for submission to the Council or to the European
Council;
iv) any proposal for a common position, framework decision,
decision or a convention under Title VI of the Treaty on European
Union which is prepared for submission to the Council;
v) any document (not falling within (ii), (iii) or (iv) above)
which is published by one Union institution for or with a view
to submission to another Union institution and which does not
relate exclusively to consideration of any proposal for legislation;
vi) any other document relating to European Union matters
deposited in the House by a Minister of the Crown.
The Committee's powers are set out in Standing Order
No. 143.
The scrutiny reserve resolution, passed by the House,
provides that Ministers should not give agreement to EU proposals
which have not been cleared by the European Scrutiny Committee,
or on which, when they have been recommended by the Committee
for debate, the House has not yet agreed a resolution. The scrutiny
reserve resolution is printed with the House's Standing Orders,
which are available at www.parliament.uk.
Current membership
Jimmy Hood MP (Labour, Clydesdale) (Chairman)
Richard Bacon MP (Conservative, South Norfolk)
William Cash MP (Conservative, Stone)
Michael Connarty MP (Labour, Falkirk East)
Wayne David MP (Labour, Caerphilly)
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour, Heywood and Middleton)
Nick Harvey MP (Liberal Democrat, North Devon)
David Heathcoat-Amory MP (Conservative, Wells)
Sandra Osborne MP (Labour, Ayr)
Anne Picking MP (Labour, East Lothian)
Angus Robertson MP (SNP, Moray)
John Robertson MP (Labour, Glasgow Anniesland)
Anthony Steen MP (Conservative, Totnes)
Bill Tynan MP (Labour, Hamilton South)
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