Commons European Business Order Paper
Tuesday 18 June 2013 (No. 18)

The following list consists of European Union Documents to be considered in European Committees or on the floor of the House. The dates appointed for consideration are provisional.

For information on the work of the European Scrutiny Committee see: www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee.

FLOOR OF THE HOUSE

1. REFORMING EUROPOL

Recommended for debate on the floor of the House

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 8229/13 and Addenda 1 to 6, a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA.

Relevant documents:

3rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-iii, Chapter 1

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE A

No outstanding debates

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE B

1. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Greg Clark

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 12810/12 and Addenda 1 to 4, a Commission Report on Protection of the European Union’s financial interests: Fight against fraud-Annual Report 2011, Unnumbered European Document dated 12 November 2012, European Court of Auditors’ Annual Report concerning the financial year 2011, and Unnumbered European Document 12 November 2012, European Court of Auditors’ Annual Report on the activities Funded by the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds (EDFs) in the financial year 2011; believes that it is unacceptable that the EU budget has been given a qualified audit by the EU oversight body, the Court of Auditors, every year for the past eighteen year; agrees with the Government that when domestic governments are facing severe fiscal constraints and making tough decisions on national spending, efficient spending of EU money in a targeted way is more vital than ever; supports the Government’s decision to oppose granting discharge to the EU budget for the second time; encourages the Government to continue to work with other like-minded Member States to put pressure on the Commission and other Member States to take their responsibility for managing EU funds more seriously and to push for clear steps to be taken towards much needed improvements to the quality of EU financial management; and supports the Government’s approach of ensuring, where possible, that the EU implements the recommendations relating to EDFs advocated by the European Court of Auditors.

Relevant documents:

26th Report of Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxvi, Chapters 2 and 4

2. EU STRATEGY FOR AN OPEN, SAFE AND SECURE CYBERSPACE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 6225/13, a Joint Communication: Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace.

Relevant documents:

35th Report of Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxxv, Chapter 3

3. 2013 GENERAL BUDGET

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 8041/13, Draft Amending Budget No. 2 to the General Budget 2013: general statement of revenue: statement of expenditure by section: Section III: Commission.

Relevant documents:

40th Report of Session 2012-13, HC 86-xxxix, Chapter 3

4th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-iv, Chapter 2

4. FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 9124/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement of workers.

Relevant documents:

5th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-v, Chapter 3

5. COMBATING CHILD LABOUR

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 9198/13 on a Commission Staff Working Document: Trade and Worst Forms of Child Labour.

Relevant documents:

5th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-v, Chapter 1

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE C

No outstanding debates