European Union - Seventh Report

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Here you can browse the report which was ordered by the House of Lords to be printed 6 February 2007.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

FOREWORD—What this Report is about

Chapter 1: Scrutinising the Commission's Annual Legislative and Work programme

The Work Programme

Timetable and scrutiny process

Recommendation

Chapter 2: Views of witnesses on the Work Programme

Introduction

Overall direction of the Work Programme

Better Regulation

Economic and financial affairs, and international trade

Internal Market issues including energy

Foreign affairs and development policy

Environment and agriculture

Law and institutions

Home affairs

Social and consumer affairs

Chapter 3: The Committee's views on the 2007 Work Programme

Issues highlighted in particular policy areas

Conclusions

Appendix 1: List of Witnesses

Appendix 2: Recent reports from the Select Committee

Written Evidence

British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)    1

Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)    3

City of London Corporation    6

Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)    8

European Parliamentary Labour Party (EPLP)    10

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)    18

Hellenic Parliament    20

Local Government Association (LGA)    20

National Farmers' Union (NFU)    24

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)    26

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)    27

Trades Union Congress (TUC)    28

NOTE: References in the text of the report are as follows:

(Q) refers to a question in oral evidence

(p) refers to a page of written evidence

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