The European Union Committee is appointed each session “to scrutinise documents deposited in the House by a Minister, and other matters relating to the European Union”.
In practice this means that the Select Committee, along with its Sub-Committees, scrutinises the UK Government’s policies and actions in respect of the EU; considers and seeks to influence the development of policies and draft laws proposed by the EU institutions; and more generally represents the House of Lords in its dealings with the EU institutions and other Member States.
The six Sub-Committees are as follows:
Energy and Environment Sub-Committee |
External Affairs Sub-Committee |
Financial Affairs Sub-Committee |
Home Affairs Sub-Committee |
Internal Market Sub-Committee |
Justice Sub-Committee |
The Members of the European Union Select Committee are:
Lord Boswell of Aynho (Chairman) |
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The Members of the Justice Sub-Committee, which conducted this inquiry, are:
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (Chairman) |
Publications, press notices, details of membership, forthcoming meetings and other information is available at http://www.parliament.uk/hleue
General information about the House of Lords and its Committees is available at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/lords.
The current staff of the Sub-Committee are Tim Mitchell (Assistant Legal Adviser), Donna Davidson (Clerk) and Amanda McGrath (Committee Assistant).
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 020 7219 5791. Email euclords@parliament.uk.
You can follow the Committee on Twitter: @LordsEUCom.