Civilian Use of Drones in the EU - European Union Committee Contents

The European Union Committee

The Committee considers matters relating to the European Union.

The Committee scrutinises EU documents in advance of decisions being taken on them in Brussels, in order to influence the Government's position and to hold it to account. The Committee 'holds under scrutiny' any documents about which it has concerns, entering into correspondence with the relevant Minister until satisfied. Letters must be answered within two weeks. Under the 'scrutiny reserve resolution', the Government may not agree in the EU Council of Ministers to any proposal still held under scrutiny. The Government must give reasons for any breach of the scrutiny reserve.

The Committee also conducts inquiries and makes reports. The Government is required to respond in writing to a report's recommendations within two months of publication. If the Committee wishes, the report is debated in the House of Lords, during which a Minister responds to the points made by the Committee and the speakers during the debate. Reports are also usually sent to the European Commission, for it to consider and respond to any relevant points and recommendations.

The Committee has six Sub-Committees:

Economic and Financial Affairs

Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment

External Affairs

Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy

Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection

Home Affairs, Health and Education

Membership

The Members of the European Union Committee are:

Lord Boswell of Aynho (Chairman)	The Earl of Caithness	Lord Cameron of Dillington
Baroness Eccles of Moulton	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock	Lord Harrison
Baroness Henig	Baroness Hooper	Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Maclennan of Rogart	Baroness O'Cathain	Baroness Parminter
Baroness Prashar	Baroness Quin	The Earl of Sandwich
Baroness Scott of Needham Market	Lord Tomlinson	Lord Tugendhat
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn

The Members of the Sub-Committee on the Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment, which conducted this inquiry, are:

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe	Lord Clinton-Davis	Lord Cotter
Lord Fearn	Lord Freeman	Lord Haskel
Baroness Hooper	Lord Kakkar	Baroness O'Cathain (Chairman)
The Earl of Liverpool	Baroness Valentine	Lord Wilson of Tillyorn

Further information

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Sub-Committee staff

The current staff of the Sub-Committee are Alicia Cunningham (Clerk), Paul Dowling (Policy Analyst) and Deborah Bonfante (Committee Assistant).

Contact details

Contact details for individual Sub-Committees are given on the website. General correspondence should be addressed to the Clerk of the European Union Committee, Committee Office, House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW. Telephone [phone]. Email [e-mail]

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