Commons European Business Order Paper
Monday 13 October 2014 (No. 38)

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 FREE MOVEMENT OF EU 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

Relevant documents:

31st Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xxviii, Chapter 2

2. STRATEGIC GUIDELINES FOR EU JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS TO 2020

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents No. 7838/14, a Commission Communication: The EU Justice Agenda for 2020: Strengthening Trust, Mobility and Growth within the Union, and No. 7844/14 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: An open and secure Europe: making it happen

Relevant documents:

46th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xli, Chapter 3

3rd Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-iii, Chapter 2

8th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-viii, Chapter 1

3. RULE OF LAW IN EU MEMBER STATES

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 7632/14 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: A new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law

Relevant documents:

48th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xliii, Chapter 1

4. PORTS

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Mr John Hayes

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 10154/13 and Addenda 1 to 5, a draft Regulation establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports; supports the Government’s efforts to seek an alternative text, which removes those elements of its provisions that risk harming the competitive edge of the UK port sector; and further supports the Government’s determination to secure solutions that recognise and protect the UK port sector as an exemplar of the claimed underlying objectives of the Proposal, since it is already fully competitive, efficient and actively investing to expand capacity.

As an Amendment to Mr John Hayes’ proposed Motion (Ports):

Amendment (a)

Mr Gordon Marsden

Line 8, at end add ‘but believes the Government must commit to rigorously seeking the co-operation of other Member States in order to achieve the objective of an alternative text; and calls on the Government to continue negotiating but to resist any aspects of the Regulation that are sustained or added that do not address the continued effectiveness of the UK ports industry and its employees and that frustrate fair competition between ports.’.

Relevant documents:

5th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-v, Chapter 3

10th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-x

Notes:

On 2 July 2014 the European Scrutiny Committee recommended this Document for debate on the floor of the House (Fifth Report of Session 2014-15). The Government scheduled the Document for consideration in European Committee A on 3 September 2014, on which date the Committee adjourned without debating the Document. At its meeting on 3 September 2014, the European Scrutiny Committee reiterated its recommendation that the Document be debated on the floor of the House (Tenth Report of Session 2014-15).

5. UKRAINE AND RUSSIA: EU RESTRICTIVE MEASURES

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents, Council Decision 2014/508/CFSP of 30 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.826/2014 of 30 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No. 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, Council Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

Relevant documents:

11th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-xi,

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE A

1. EUROPEAN ENERGY SECURITY

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Matthew Hancock

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 10409/14 and Addenda 1 to 5, a Commission Communication on the European Energy Security Strategy; welcomes the Government’s support for the Commission’s energy security strategy, in particular the recognition in the Communication that energy security is central to the EU’s prosperity; and supports the Government’s efforts to work to ensure that in the implementation of the strategy, the existing balance of competence between the Member States and the Commission is not altered.

Relevant documents:

5th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-v, Chapter 1

2. ZERO WASTE PROGRAMME FOR EUROPE AND EU LEGISLATION ON WASTE

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No. 11592/14 and Addenda 1 to 3, a Commission Communication: Towards a circular economy–A zero waste programme for Europe, and European Union Document No. 11598/14 and Addenda 1 to 10, a draft Directive amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment

Relevant documents:

9th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-viii

3. ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents No. 7956/14, a draft Regulation on organic production and the labelling of organic products, amending Regulation (EU) No. XXX/XXX [Official Controls Regulation] and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 834/2007, and No. 8194/14, a Commission Communication: Action Plan for the future of organic production in the European Union

Relevant documents:

12th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-xii

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE B

1. AN EU DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION RESULTS FRAMEWORK

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

Lynne Featherstone

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 17709/13, a Commission Staff Working Document: Paving the way for an EU Development and Cooperation Results Framework; and welcomes the document as an important step towards putting in place a results framework which will help drive improvements in the impact of the European Commission’s development programmes by reporting results achieved and providing performance information for the Commission and others to act on.

Relevant documents:

47th Report of Session 2013-14, HC 83-xlvi, Chapter 1

2. EU GENERAL BUDGET 2015: DRAFT BUDGET

To be considered on Wednesday 15 October at 8.55am

Mr David Gauke

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 10340/14, a draft Amending Budget No. 3/2014 to the General Budget 2014, No. 10341/14, a draft Decision on the mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2014, No. SEC (2014) 357, Statement of Estimates of the Commission for 2015: Preparation of the 2015 Draft Budget, Documents I-IV, No. 10946/14, a draft Decision on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund, and No. 10947/14, a draft Decision on the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument; agrees with the Government that at a time of ongoing economic fragility in Europe and tight constraints on domestic public spending, it is essential that the European Union budget reflects the consolidation efforts of Member States to bring the levels of deficits and debt onto a more sustainable path; notes that the Council position on the 2015 Draft Budget respects the seven year Multi-Annual Financial Framework agreement for 2014-20, secured by the Prime Minister in 2013, which delivers an unprecedented real-terms reduction compared with the 2007-13 period in addition to protecting the UK rebate; calls on the Government to continue its efforts to limit the size of the EU budget by pressing for necessary restraint and discipline in the budget negotiations in autumn 2014 and beyond, in order to get the best deal for UK taxpayers; and agrees that further reform of the budget is necessary over the longer term.

Relevant documents:

5th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-v, Chapter 2

9th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-viii, Chapter 4

3. THE EUROPEAN POLICE COLLEGE (OPT-IN DECISION)

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Documents No. 8230/13, a Commission Communication: Establishing a European Law Enforcement Training Scheme, and No. 12013/14, a draft Regulation establishing a European Union agency for law enforcement training (Cepol), repealing and replacing Council Decision 2005/681/JHA.

Relevant documents:

9th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-viii, Chapter 5

Notes:

This is an opt-in debate.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE C

1. EU MERGER CONTROL

Date and time of consideration to be arranged

European Union Document No 11976/14 and Addenda 1-3, a Commission White Paper: Towards more effective EU merger control

Relevant documents:

9th Report of Session 2014-15, HC 219-viii, Chapters 2 and 3