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European Communities - Twelfth Report

Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 18 March 1997.

CONTENTS

REPORT

Correspondence with ministers
A. GENERAL POLICY QUESTIONS
1. MAGP IV (7833/96), Restructuring the Fisheries Sector (7827/96), and Guidance Programmes for Fishing Fleets
  Letter from Tony Baldry, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture,
    Fisheries and Food
  Letter from Tony Baldry, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture,
    Fisheries and Food
2. COMMUNITY BUDGET GUARANTEES IN RESPECT OF EIB LENDING OUTSIDE THE COMMUNITY AND EXTERNAL LENDING MANDATES
  Letter from the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP,
    Chancellor of the Exchequer
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP
3. JOINT ACTION ON CO-OPERATION BETWEEN CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES AND BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS IN COMBATING DRUG TRAFFICKING
  Letter from the Hon Phillip Oppenheim, MP, Exchequer Secretary,
    HM Treasury
4. AUTO-OIL PROGRAMME ON FUEL QUALITY AND MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS (9856/96)
  Letter from John Bowis, OBE, MP, Minister for Transport
    in London and for Road Safety, Department of Transport
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committe
  Letter from John Bowis, OBE, MP
  Letter from Lord Tordoff
  Letter from Lord Geddes, Chairman of Sub-Committee B
5.   MARITIME STRATEGY (6813/96)
  Letter from Viscount Goschen, Minister for Aviation and Shipping,
    Department of Transport
6.   A EUROPEAN AGENCY FOR VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY INSPECTION (8460/96)
  Letter from Angela Browning, MP, Parliamentary Secretary (Commons),
    Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
7.   EUROPOL IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS
  Letter from the Rt Hon Michael Howard, QC, MP, Home Secretary
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
ANNEX
8.   COMMISSION GREEN PAPER ON FUTURE NOISE POLICY (11419/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from James Clappison, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
    Department of the Environment
9.   COMMUNITY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE COMBINED GOODS TRANSPORT (10600/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from John Watts, MP, Minister for Railways, Roads
    and Local Transport, Department of Transport
  Letter from Lord Geddes, Chairman of Sub-Committee
  Letter from John Watts, MP
10.   OPEN NETWORK PROVISION TO VOICE TELEPHONY (11442/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from John Butler, Director of Regulatory Affairs, BT
  Letter from Ian Taylor, MBE, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
    for Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry
11.   MARKING OF PACKAGING AND CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE FOR PACKAGING (12345/96)
  Letter from Lord Geddes, Chairman of Sub-Committee B
  Letter from Richard Page, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
    for Small Business, Industry and Energy, Department of Trade and Industry
  Letter from Lord Geddes
  Letter from Richard Page, MP
12.   REGISTRATION OF PERSONS SAILING ON PASSENGER SHIPS (12395/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
13.   MAXIMUM DESIGN SPEED OF WHEELED AGRICULTURAL OR FORESTRY TRACTORS (5386/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
14.   TELECOMMNICATION SERVICES (12194/96, 12883/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
15.   DIVERSIFICATION OF ITALIAN FISHING ACTIVITIES (12466/96)
  Letter from Lord Reay, Chairman of Sub-Committee D
16.   REVISED PROPOSED COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMME PROMOTING THE ACTIVITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS (4163/96 REVISED)
  Letter from Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, QPM, Chairman of Sub-Committee C
  Letter from James Clappison, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
    Department of the Environment
B. CASES WHERE EFFECTIVE SCRUTINY HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE
17.   SAVE II PROGRAMME
  Letter from James Clappison, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
    Department of the Environment
18.   TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATIONS BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE 1996 COMMUNITY BUDGET (11951/96)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from the Hon Phillip Oppenheim, MP, Exchequer Secretary
    to the Treasury
19.   DRAFTING, IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (11418/96)
  Letter from James Clappison, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
    Department of the Environment
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from James Clappison, MP
20.   SCRUTINY OF THIRD PILLAR DOCUMENTS
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from Lord Tordoff
  Letter from the Rt Hon Michael Howard, QC, MP, Home Secretary
21.   COMMISSION GREEN PAPER ON PUBLIC PROCUREMENT (12978/96)
  Letter from Lord Geddes, Chairman of Sub-Committee B
C. LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES
22.   ACTION PROGRAMME FOR INTEGRATED GROUNDWATER PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT (9967/96)
  Letter from Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, QPM, Chairman
    of Sub-Committee C
23.   TAXES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES USED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY ROAD AND TOLLS AND CHARGES FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURES (COM(96) 331)
  Letter from John Watts, MP, Minister for Railways, Roads
    and Local Transport, Department of Transport, to Jimmy Hood, MP,
    Chairman of the House of Commons' European Legislation Committee
24.   MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (9268/96)
  Letter from the Rt Hon Michael Howard, QC, MP, Home Secretary
  Letter from Lord Hoffmann, Chairman of Sub-Committee E
25.   COMMUNITY SYSTEM FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (9999/96)
  Letter from Tony Baldry, MP, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture,
    Fisheries and Food
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
26.   JOINT POSITION ON UNACCOMPANIED MINOR ASYLUM SEEKERS (9586/96)
  Letter from the Rt Hon Michael Howard, QC, MP, Home Secretary
27.   EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (5056/97)
  Letter from Lord Tordoff, Chairman of the Committee
  Letter from James Paice, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
    Department for Education and Employment
D. CORRESPONDENCE ABOUT COMMITTEE REPORTS
28.   RIGHT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF LAWYERS (14TH REPORT, SESSION 1994-95)
  Letter from Gary Streeter, MP, Parliamentary Secretary,
    Lord Chancellor's Department
29.   COMMUNITY POSTAL SERVICES (10TH REPORT, SESSION 1995-96)
  Letter from Richard Page, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for
    Small Business, Industry and Energy, Department of Trade and Industry
30.   FREEDOM OF ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON THE ENVIRONMENT (1ST REPORT, SESSION 1996-97)
  Letter from the Rt Hon John Gummer, MP, Secretary of State
    for the Environment (including Government Response)
31.   THIRD COUNTRY FISHERIES AGREEMENTS (3RD REPORT, SESSION 1996-97) GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
32.   REVIEW OF THE EC MERGER REGULATIONS (4TH REPORT, SESSION 1996-97)
  Letter from John Taylor, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
    for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry
33.   COMMUNITY RAILWAY STRATEGY (7TH REPORT, SESSION 1996-97)
  Letter from John Watts, MP, Minister for Railways, Roads and Local
    Transport, Department of Transport (including Government Response)
34.   CONSUMER GUARANTEES (10TH REPORT, SESSION 1996-97)
  Letter from Nigel Griffiths, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
    for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry
    (including Goverment Response)




 
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