The European Scrutiny Committee
The European Scrutiny Committee is appointed under
Standing Order No. 143 to examine European Union documents.
Current membership
Sir 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)
Stephen Gilbert MP (Liberal Democrat, St Austell
and Newquay)
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)
Mr Michael Thornton MP (Liberal Democrat, Eastleigh)
The following members were also members of the committee
during the parliament:
Mr Joe Benton MP (Labour, Bootle)
Jim Dobbin MP (Labour/Co-op, Heywood and Middleton)
Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrat, Westmorland and
Lonsdale)
Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative, Portsmouth North)
Sandra Osborne MP (Labour, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock)
Ian Swales MP (Liberal Democrat, Redcar)
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),
Arnold Ridout (Legal Adviser) (Counsel for European Legislation),
Joanne Dee (Assistant Legal Adviser) (Assistant Counsel for European
Legislation), Joanna Welham (Second Clerk), Julie Evans (Senior
Committee Assistant), Jane Bliss and Beatrice Woods (Committee
Assistants), Paula Saunderson and Ravi Abhayaratne (Office Support
Assistants).
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk
of the European Scrutiny Committee, House of Commons, Telford
House, 14 Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NB. The telephone number
for general enquiries is (020) 7219 3292/5465. The Committee's
email address is escom@parliament.uk
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