Commons European Business Order Paper
Thursday 23 January 2014 (No. 109)

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. THE EU’S COMMON SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Unnumbered European Union Document, the High Representative’s Report on the Common Security and Defence Policy ahead of the December 2013 European Council Discussion on Defence

Relevant documents:

27th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiv, Chapter 2

2. FREE MOVEMENT OF CITIZENS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 16930/13, a Commission Communication: Free movement of EU citizens and their families: Five actions to make a difference

3. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 17621/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a draft Directive on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings

4. PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS FOR VULNERABLE PERSONS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents No. 17633/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a draft Directive on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings, and No. 17642/13, a Commission Recommendation on procedural safeguards for vulnerable persons suspected or accused in criminal proceedings

5. LEGAL AID IN EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT PROCEEDINGS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 17635/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a draft Directive on provisional legal aid for suspects or accused persons deprived of liberty and legal aid in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE A

1. AVIATION AND THE EU EMISSION TRADING SYSTEM

To be considered on Thursday 23 January at 11.30am

Gregory Barker

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 15051/13 and Addendum, a Draft Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions; welcomes the acknowledgement by the European Commission that the scope of the Aviation EU Emissions Trading System should be adjusted in light of progress made towards agreement on a global market-based measure for aviation emissions at the last General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, in October 2013; and calls on the Government to seek revision of the System in a manner which will achieve a high level of compliance and reduce the risk of legal, political and commercial retaliatory actions from third countries, with a view to facilitating an agreement at the next ICAO General Assembly in 2016 on a global market-based measure for aviation emissions.

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi, Chapter 2

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE B

1. ESTABLISHING A NEW SCHENGEN EVALUATION MECHANISM

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 11846/12, a draft Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis

Relevant documents:

13th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xiii, Chapter 4

2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Unnumbered European Union Documents, the European Court of Auditors Annual Report concerning the financial year 2012 and the European Court of Auditors Annual Report on the activities funded by the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds (EDFs), together with European Union Document No. 12772/13 and Addenda 1 to 5, a Commission Report to the European Parliament and the Council on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests: Fight against fraud 2012 Annual Report, already referred on 9 October 2013

Relevant documents:

17th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xvi, Chapter 1

26th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiii, Chapters 3 and 4

3. REFORM OF THE EU’s STAFF REGULATIONS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18638/11, a draft Regulation amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of other Servants of the European Union

Relevant documents:

19th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xviii, Chapter 4

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 3

4. EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18918/11, a Draft Directive regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters–Text agreed as general approach

Relevant documents:

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 7

5. EU SUPPORT FOR GOVERNANCE IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

To be considered on Wednesday 5 February at 8.55am

Lynne Featherstone

That the Committee takes not of Unnumbered European Union Document, the European Court of Auditors Special Report No. 9/2013–EU support for governance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; welcomes the Report as an important assessment of the management of EU funds which will help to ensure effectiveness; and supports the Government’s efforts in encouraging the European Commission to address the weaknesses identified in the Report to ensure improved governance programmes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Relevant documents:

23rd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxi, Chapter 3

6. EUROPEAN DEFENCE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 12773/13 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector

Relevant documents:

27th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiv, Chapter 5

7. EUROPEAN SEMESTER

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents No. 16171/13, a Commission Report: A single market for growth and jobs: an analysis of progress made and remaining obstacles in the Member States, together with No. 15808/13, a Commission Report: Alert Mechanism Report 2014, No. 15803/13, a Commission Communication: Annual Growth Survey 2014, and No. 16348/13, a Draft Joint Employment Report accompanying the Commission Communication on the Annual Growth Survey 2014, already referred on 11 December 2013

Relevant documents:

27th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxiv, Chapters 3 and 4

28th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxv, Chapter 1

8. RELATIONS BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

To be considered on Thursday 30 January at 11.30am

Mr David Lidington

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 12989/13, the 2012 Annual Report from the Commission on relations between the European Commission and national parliaments, and No. 13002/13, the Commission Annual Report on subsidiarity and proportionality; recognises the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and the value of stronger interaction between national parliaments and the EU Institutions; and welcomes the Government’s commitment to increasing the power of national parliaments in EU decision-making by strengthening and, where possible, enhancing current provisions.

Relevant documents:

22nd Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xx, Chapter 4

28th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxv, Chapter 2

29th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxvi, Chapter 2

9. GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN DEVELOPMENT

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 17432/13, a Commission Staff Working Paper: 2012 Report on the Implementation of the EU Plan of Action on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Development 2010–2015

Relevant documents:

29th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxvi, Chapter 1

10. RELOCATION OF THE EUROPEAN POLICE COLLEGE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 17043/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, an initiative of Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2005/681/JHA establishing the European Police College

Relevant documents:

29th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxvi, Chapter 3

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE C

1. A EUROPE FOR CITIZENS PROGRAMME 2014-20

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 18719/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Council Regulation establishing for the period 2014–2020 the programme Europe for Citizens

Relevant documents:

25th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxii, Chapter 1