VEHICLES APPROVAL DIRECTIVE (11641/03,
14469/04)
Letter from Stephen Ladyman MP, Minister
of State for Transport, Department for Transport to the Chairman
I am writing in response to your letter of 29
March 2006,[54]
on the subject of the Vehicles Approval Directive—Explanatory
Memoranda 11641/03 and 14469/04.
You stated that your Committee wished to maintain
Scrutiny Reserve since there was uncertainty over the European
Parliament's views on the possibility of a Second Reading Deal.
As explained in my letter of 10 March 2006, this proposal has
reached the point where an agreement at Council is possible and
I understand that a Second Reading Deal with the European Parliament
is still thought to be a possibility as well. I am sorry that
I cannot give you more accurate information on this, but I understand
that MEPs are still considering the possibility of further amendment.
There have been no substantive changes to the
proposal since my letter; the only changes have been editorial
amendments to ensure the document is consistent throughout and
accurate in translation. The proposal is now about to go to Council
for agreement, and I would be grateful if the Committee could
consider lifting the scrutiny reserve. I will, of course, keep
you informed of the outcome of the European Parliament's Second
Reading when it takes place.
8 December 2006
Letter from the Chairman to Stephen Ladyman
MP
Thank you for your letter of 8 December 2006,
which Sub-Committee B considered at its meeting on 11 December.
We understand that at this stage it is not possible
to be certain whether a Second Reading Deal will be reached in
the European Parliament. We are however satisfied that the text
which is going to the Transport Council for agreement represents
a significant improvement on the original proposal and for that
reason we are content to lift scrutiny.
We would be grateful to you for an update as
soon as the position of the European Parliament is clear.
12 December 2006
54 Correspondence with Ministers, 40th Report of Session
2006-07, HL Paper 187, p 145. Back
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