Select Committee on European Union Eighth Report

SUB-COMMITTEE G

SOCIAL POLICY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS

MEMBERSHIP: Chairman: Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Lord Wade of Chorlton

Co-opted Members:

Baroness Gale, Lord Eames, Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope, Lord Lea of Crondall, Baroness Morgan of Huyton, Baroness Neuberger, Baroness Perry of Southwark, Lord Trefgarne, Baroness Uddin, Baroness Young of Hornsey.

(For further information please contact the Clerk, Barry Werner, 020 7219 3376)

I.  DOCUMENTS AWAITING CONSIDERATION BY THE SUB-COMMITTEE

*7529/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 45	Draft Instrument concerning a Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/82/EC and Directive 2001/83/EC as regards variations to the terms of marketing authorisations for medicinal products; Impact Assessment; Executive summary of the Impact Assessment (DoH/DEFRA)
	Sifted 1 April 2008 To be considered at meeting on 24 Apr 08

II.  DOCUMENTS HELD UNDER SCRUTINY, AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF CORRESPONDENCE WITH MINISTERS

9554/05 Trans 108	Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (DTI, now BERR) (COM(05) 246)
	Sifted 21 June 2005 Letters to the Government 21 Jul, 13 Oct, 1 Dec, 7 Dec 05, 12 Jan 06, 25 May, 20 Jul, 31 Oct, 3 Nov 06, 29 Nov 07, 28 Mar 08 - Pat McFadden MP, Minister of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs Letters to the Chairman 12 Jul, 23 Aug, 9 Nov, 29 Nov, 6 Dec, 15 Dec 05, 19 May 06, 18 Jul, 11 Oct, 30 Oct, 31 Oct, 17 Nov 06, 30 May 07, 4 Sep 07, 22 Nov 07 Request for minister to give oral evidence and for submission of fresh EM
5896/06 COM (06) 16 5896/06 SEM COM (06) 16	Proposal for a Regulation laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community; [Supplementary EM] Proposal for a Council Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (DWP)
	Sifted 28 February 2006 SEM Sifted 30 March 2006 Letters to the Government 24 Mar 06, 5 May 06, 20 Oct 06, 17 May 07 Letters to the Chairman 12 Sep 06, 25 Apr 07
11811/07 + ADD 1, 2, 3, 4 COM (07) 391	European Union White Paper on Sport (DCMS)
	Sifted 11 September 2007 Letters to the Government 16 Oct 07, 10 Jan 08 - Gerry Sutcliffe MP, Minister for Sport Letter to the Chairman 5 Dec 07
12241/07 COM (07) 443	Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Training Foundation (Recast) (DIUS)
	Sifted 11 September 2007 Letter to the Government 16 Oct 07
5869/08	Council Regulation on the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC) module for 2009 (ONS)
	Sifted 26 February 2008 Letter to the Government 7 Mar 08 - Angela Eagle MP, Exchequer Secretary Letter to the Chairman 30 Mar 08 To be considered at meeting on 24 Apr 08
†5938/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 9	Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of toys and accompanying Commission staff working documents to the proposal amending Directive 88/378/EEC on the Safety of Toys; Impact Assessment; Executive Summary of Impact Assessment (BERR)
	Sifted 11 March 2008 Letter to the Government 20 Mar 08 - Gareth Thomas Esq. MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Request for the Governments assessment of the final form of the proposal and the impact assessment of this
*6689/08 + ADD 1, 2 COM (08) 80	Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC as regards restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (Dichloromethane) (DWP)
	Sifted 18 March 2008 Letter to the Government 3 Apr 08 - Lord McKenzie of Luton, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Request for further information and details of planned formal consultation and impact assessment and the intended compromise approach

III.  DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY:

In connection with the Sub-Committee's Inquiry into "Organ Donation and Transplantation"

9834/07 + ADD 1, 2 COM (07) 275	Communication from the Commission of the European Communities on Organ Donation and Transplantation: Policy Actions at EU Level (DoH)
	Sifted 26 June 2007 Letter to the Government 28 Jun 07 Ann Keen MP, Minister for Health, gave oral evidence on 3 Apr 08

iv.  Documents cleared from scrutiny, awaiting outcome of Correspondence with Ministers

Refer to Sub-Committee Clerk for Details

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