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
Michael Connarty MP (Labour, Linlithgow
and East Falkirk) (Chairman)
Mr Adrian Bailey MP (Labour/Co-op,
West Bromwich West)
Mr David S. Borrow MP (Labour, South
Ribble)
Mr William Cash MP (Conservative,
Stone)
Mr James Clappison MP (Conservative,
Hertsmere)
Ms Katy Clark MP (Labour, North Ayrshire
and Arran)
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour, Heywood and
Middleton)
Mr Greg Hands MP (Conservative, Hammersmith
and Fulham)
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory MP (Conservative,
Wells)
Keith Hill MP (Labour, Streatham)
Kelvin Hopkins MP (Labour, Luton
North)
Mr Lindsay Hoyle MP (Labour, Chorley)
Mr Bob Laxton MP (Labour, Derby North)
Angus Robertson MP (SNP, Moray)
Mr Anthony Steen MP (Conservative,
Totnes)
Richard Younger-Ross MP (Liberal
Democrat, Teignbridge)
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