The European Scrutiny Committee
The European Scrutiny Committee is appointed under
Standing Order No. 143 to examine European Union documents.
Current membership
Mr William Cash MP (Conservative, Stone) (Chair)
Andrew Bingham MP (Conservative, High Peak)
Mr James Clappison MP (Conservative, Hertsmere)
Michael Connarty MP (Labour, Linlithgow and East
Falkirk)
Geraint Davies MP (Labour/Cooperative, Swansea
West)
Julie Elliott MP (Labour, Sunderland Central)
Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat, Westmorland and
Lonsdale)
Nia Griffith MP (Labour, Llanelli)
Chris Heaton-Harris MP (Conservative, Daventry)
Kelvin Hopkins MP (Labour, Luton North)
Chris Kelly MP (Conservative, Dudley South)
Stephen Phillips MP (Conservative, Sleaford and
North Hykeham)
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP (Conservative, North East Somerset)
Mrs Linda Riordan MP (Labour/Cooperative, Halifax)
Henry Smith MP (Conservative, Crawley)
Ian Swales MP (Liberal Democrat, Redcar)
The following members were also members of the committee
during the parliament:
Sandra Osborne MP (Labour, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock)
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour/Co-op, Heywood and Middleton)
Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative, Portsmouth North)
Mr Joe Benton MP (Labour, Bootle)
Powers
The committee's powers are set out in House of Commons
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.
Committee staff
The staff of the Committee are Sarah Davies (Clerk),
David Griffiths (Clerk Adviser), Terry Byrne (Clerk Adviser),
Leigh Gibson (Clerk Adviser), Peter Harborne (Clerk Adviser),
Paul Hardy (Legal Adviser) (Counsel for European Legislation),
Joanne Dee (Assistant Legal Adviser) (Assistant Counsel for European
Legislation), Hannah Finer (Assistant to the Clerk), Julie Evans
(Senior Committee Assistant), Jane Lauder (Committee Assistant),
Beatrice Woods (Committee Assistant), John Graddon (Committee
Assistant), and Paula Saunderson (Office Support Assistant).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the European Scrutiny Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
(020) 7219 3292/5465. The Committee's email address is escom@parliament.uk
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