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HOUSE OF LORDS
European Union Committee
Session 2014-15
Progress of Scrutiny
6th edition
Published 8 January 15 EUC-6
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The European Union Committee The European Union Committee of the House of Lords considers EU documents and other matters relating to the EU in advance of decisions being taken on them in Brussels. It does this in order to influence the Government’s position in negotiations, and to hold them to account for their actions at EU level.
Progress of Scrutiny This document records decisions taken on EU documents sent to the Committee for scrutiny. Details of the Committee’s current work and planned meetings are in the Committee Bulletin, available online at: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/lordscommitteebulletin.pdf. The Committee’s reports and correspondence are online. The web addresses for the Committee and its Sub-Committees are in the last chapter. The report is divided into five sections: i. Documents under scrutiny or awaiting correspondence; ii. Inquiries and reports; iii. Documents cleared from scrutiny; iv. Scrutiny overrides; and v. Committee members and contact details. Scrutiny items are ordered by Council number, the most recent first. Each scrutiny item is presented in three columns: Council numbers and associated documents. Documents without a Council number are listed as “OTNYR” (Official Text Not Yet Received) with the date of the explanatory memorandum.
Document title and details of the Committee’s scrutiny. This may include correspondence, inquiries, reports and scrutiny overrides.
Scrutiny information including Sub-Committee, sift date and cleared date. “IPEX” here indicates that scrutiny information has been uploaded to IPEX, the interparliamentary scrutiny database at www.ipex.eu
Enquiries relating to this document and general enquiries about the work of the European Union Committee and its Sub-Committees should be addressed to: Rumana Begum Committee Office House of Lords London SW1A 0PW Tel: 020 7219 5791 Email: [email protected] Web: www.parliament.uk/hleu
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Standards Applicable to Departments Scrutiny overrides are to be avoided. Departments at risk of an override should contact the Sub-Committee Clerk. Letters from the Chairman are to be answered within two weeks if required, counting between the dates on the letters. Reports are to receive a written Government response within two months unless otherwise indicated. For further details see the Cabinet Office’s Parliamentary Scrutiny of European Union Documents: Guidance for Departments, http://europeanmemoranda.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
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CONTENTS Contents 4 Documents Under Scrutiny or Awaiting Correspondence 5
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 5 Cabinet Office 16 Department for Communities and Local Government 18 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 18 Ministry of Defence 19 Department of Energy and Climate Change 20 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23 Food Standards Agency 32 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 33 Department of Health 42 Home Office 43 Department for International Development 56 Ministry of Justice 57 Office for National Statistics 64 HM Revenue and Customs 64 Department for Transport 65 HM Treasury 73 Department for Work and Pensions 87
Inquiries and Reports 89 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 89 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 89 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 90 Home Office 91 HM Treasury 94 Department for Work and Pensions 95
Documents Cleared from Scrutiny 96 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 96 Department for Communities and Local Government 97 Department of Energy and Climate Change 97 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 97 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 99 Department for International Development 101 Home Office 102 Department for Transport 103 HM Treasury 103
Scrutiny Overrides 106 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 106 Cabinet Office 109 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 110 Home Office 122 Ministry of Justice 122 HM Treasury 123
Committee Members and Contact Details 124
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE The documents that this section lists are: those which are under scrutiny and those which have been cleared from scrutiny but are awaiting correspondence from the Government. The next section lists documents held under scrutiny in relation to inquiries.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Documents under scrutiny 13615/14 SWD(14) 288
Commission Staff Working Document - Research and Innovation performance in the EU. Innovation Union progress at country level 2014
B Sifted: 10 Dec 14
14617/14 COM(14) 638
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
E Sifted: 10 Nov 14
Request for further information— Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
11976/14 COM(14) 449
White Paper - Towards more effective EU merger control (Text with EEA relevance)
B Sifted: 12 Aug 14
Request for a response to the questions raised—Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Sep 14 8 Dec 14
11589/14 COM(14) 439
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the functioning of Regulation (EC) No.2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws (the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation
E Sifted: 12 Aug 14
Request to be kept informed of developments—Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Oct 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
11002/14 COM(14) 344
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the dissemination of Earth observation satellite data for commercial purposes
B Sifted: 15 Jul 14
Request for further updates on the progress of negotiations in due course—Matthew Hancock MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Jul 14 27 Aug 14 17 Oct 14
10284/14
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings [First reading] - General approach
E Sifted: 12 Aug 14
Request for a final update towards the end of the first reading negotiations—Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
1 Oct 14 17 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 18 Nov 14 24 Nov 14
8847/14 COM(14) 213
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2007/36/EC as regards the encouragement of long-term shareholder engagement and Directive 2013/34/EU as regards certain elements of the corporate governance statement
B Sifted: 6 May 14
Request for an update on negotiations and answers to the Committee’s queries raised—Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 1 Jul 14 16 Jul 14 18 Dec 14
8842/14 COM(14) 212
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies
B Sifted: 6 May 14
Request for further information—Jo Swinson MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 1 Jul 14 26 Nov 14 26 Nov 14 9 Dec 14 14 Dec 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
6083/14 COM(14) 1
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1236/2005 concerning trade in certain goods which could be used for capital punishment, torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
C Sifted: 25 Feb 14
Request to be kept updated as discussions and negotiations proceed—Lord Livingston
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Mar 14
17392/13 COM(13) 813
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure
E Sifted: 7 Jan 13 Override: 20 May 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for no further information— Viscount
Younger of Leckie
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 30 Apr 14 3 Jun 14 19 Jun 14 23 Jun 14 17 Jul 14
17367/13 COM(13) 857
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Quality Framework for Traineeships
B Sifted: 7 Jan 14
Committee were disapaponited with the Government’s response and would like to hear from either the Minister of State for Skills and Equalities or the Minister of State for Employment on this dossier, and on the other issues raised in the report before dissolution of Parliament—Nick Boles MP
Cleared: 10 Jun 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jan 14 10 Feb 14 2 Apr 14 18 Jun 14 7 Jul 14 18 Sep 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
12257/13 COM (13) 512
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on package travel and assisted travel arrangements, amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004, Directive 2011/83/EU and repealing Council Directive 90/314/EEC
B Sifted: 3 Sep 13
Request for progress on any relevant decisions taken at the Competitiveness Council Meeting on 3 December 2014— Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Oct 13 22 Oct 13 6 Nov 13 14 Sep 14 23 Oct 14 18 Nov 14 2 Dec 14 14 Dec 14
11499/13 COM (13) 401 C(13) 3539/3
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee Of The Regions "Towards a European Horizontal Framework for Collective Redress" Commission Recommendation on common principles for injunctive and compensatory collective redress mechanisms in Member States concerning violations of rights granted under Union Law
E Sifted: 3 Sep 13
The Committee looks forward to an account of the discussions regarding the implementation of the Recommendation — Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Oct 13 9 Nov 13 5 Dec 13
8065/13 8066/13 COM (13) 161 COM (13) 162
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 207/2009 on the Community trade mark Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (Recast)
E Sifted: 24 Apr 13 Scrutiny waiver granted: 16 Jul 14
Request for a further information — Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 May 13 10 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 16 Jan 14 26 Apr 14 10 Jul 14 17 Jul 14 10 Sep 14 30 Oct 14 14 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
5890/13 5892/13 COM (13) 75 COM (13) 78
Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on market surveillance of products and amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC, and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 1999/5/EC, 2000/9/EC, 2000/14/EC, 2001/95/EC, 2004/108/EC, 2006/42/EC, 2006/95/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2008/57/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2009/105/EC, 2009/142/EC, 2011/65/EU, Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, Regulation (EC) No 764/2008 and Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance) Product Safety and Market Surveillance Package Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive 87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
B Sifted: 19 Mar 13
Request for further updates in due course — Michael Fallon MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 May 13 31 May 13 13 Jun 13 5 Sep 14 17 Oct 14
17883/12 COM (12) 744
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
E Sifted: 15 Jan 13 Override:
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures 6 Jun 14 Cleared: 3 Dec 14
No request for further information — Jo Swinson MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Feb 13 22 Feb 13 28 Feb 13 15 Apr 13 27 May 13 13 Jun 13 4 Jun 14 23 Jun 14 17 Jul 14 1 Oct 14 17 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 11 Nov 14 18 Nov 14 24 Nov 14 3 Dec 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
15962/12 COM (12) 636
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on CARS 2020: Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable automotive industry in Europe
B Sifted: 4 Dec 12
Request for further information, and updates, including the results of the discussions on this Communication from the EU Competiveness Council — Vince Cable MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Dec 12 6 Feb 13
14411/12 COM (12) 529
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe
B Sifted: 30 Oct 12
Request for future updates — David Willetts MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Dec 12 18 Dec 14
10420/12 COM (12) 225
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economics and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a European Consumer Agenda - Boosting confidence and growth
E Sifted: 19 Jun 12
The Committee grant a scrutiny waiver but highlight the Committee will continue to scrutinise — Norman Lamb MP
Scrutiny waiver granted on 10 Oct 12 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
28 Jun 12 1 Oct 12 15 Oct 12
8257/12 COM (12) 124
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the access of third-country goods and services to the Union’s internal market in public procurement and procedures supporting negotiations on access of Union goods and services to the public procurement markets of third countries
B Sifted: 1 May 12
Request for any updates made to the Government’s Impact Assessment — Norman Lamb MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 May 12 17 Jun 12
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
5058/12 COM (11) 931
Proposal for a Council Decision on the adoption of a supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project (2014-2018)
B Sifted: 31 Jan 12
The Committee are pleased with the Government’s proposed stance but raised concerns over the legality and costs of the project — David Willetts MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 Feb 12 27 Feb 12 13 Mar 12 5 Apr 12 1 May 12 25 Jun 12 14 May 13
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
17932/11 17933/11 17935/11 18100/11 18101/11 17934/11 17936/11 COM (11) 808 COM (11) 809 COM (11) 811 SEC (11) 1427 SEC (11) 1428 COM (11) 810 COM (11) 812
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014 - 2020) Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) Commission Staff Working Paper accompanying the Communication from the Commission on Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014 - 2020), a Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the Specific Programme implementing Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014 - 2020) and a Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014 - 2018) complementing the Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Impact Assessment + Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the rules for the participation and dissemination in Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014 - 2020) Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (2014 - 2020) complementing the Horizon 2020 - The Framework programme for Research and Innovation
B Sifted: 10 Jan 12 Scrutiny waiver granted for 17933/11 Scrutiny waiver granted for 17934/11 on 8 Oct 12 Scrutiny waiver granted for 17934/11 on 3 Dec 12 17935/11 and 17934/11 cleared: 3 Jun 13 17936/11 Cleared: 25 Nov 13
Committee are content with the movement of this dossier — David Willetts MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Jan 12 23 Apr 12 1 May 12 13 Jul 12 24 Jul 12 9 Aug 12 1 Oct 12 11 Oct 12 27 Oct 12 21 Nov 12 (19733/11) 27 Nov 12 (17935/11) 5 Dec 12 (17935/11) 19 Dec 12 19 May 13 5 Jun 13 30 Jul 13 12 Sep 13 (17935/11) 25 Sep 13 13 Nov 13 (17936/11) 27 Nov 13 (17936/11)
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
13983/08 COM (08) 637
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
B IPEX Sifted: 4 Nov 08
Request for updates in due course – Jo Swinson MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 08 15 Dec 08 23 Jan 09 23 Apr 09 8 Jun 09 2 Jul 09 8 Jul 09 22 Jul 09 23 Oct 09 10 Nov 09 11 Jan 11 16 Dec 11 11 Jul 13 31 Jul 13
OTNYR [18 Nov 14]
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
E Sifted: 25 Nov 14
Unnumbered [5 Jan 15]
Council Decision 2014/933/CFSP of 18 December 2014 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 of 18 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
C Sifted: 6 Jan 15 Override: 18 Dec 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Jan 15
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 15845/13 COM(13) 761
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags
D Sifted: 26 Nov 13 Cleared: 10 Dec 14
Request for a confirmation of the adoption of the Proposal and the Government’s response to the queries raised—Matthew Hancock MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Dec 13 10 Sep 14 16 Oct 14 27 Nov 14 10 Dec 14
11993/14 COM(14) 453
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Ten Years of Antitrust Enforcement under Regulation 1/2003: Achievements and Future Perspectives
B Sifted: 2 Sep 14 Cleared:
Request for updates on any proposals that are formed in light of this Communication—Jo Swinson MP
17 Nov 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Oct 14 4 Nov 14 18 Nov 14
7859/14 COM(14) 1500
Commission Recommendation of 12 March 2014 on a new approach to business failure and insolvency
B Sifted: 29 Apr 14
Request for further information on any forthcoming legislation in this area, if and when it is proposed by the Commission—Jenny Willott MP
Cleared: 8 Sep 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 21 Jul 14 11 Sep 14 16 Dec 14
7649/14 COM(14) 166
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction or elimination of customs duties on goods originating in Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 1 Apr 14
Request for further information and request for an update on the Commission’s evaluation of the “legal consequences of the annexation of Crimea”—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Apr 14 25 Apr 14 13 May 14 13 Jun 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
5076/14 COM(13) 926
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or otherwise Print Disabled
E Sifted: 28 Jan 14 Cleared: 10 Dec 14
Request for further information— Baroness Neville-Rolfe
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
21 Jan 14 6 Feb 14 5 Mar 14 20 Mar 14 15 Apr 14 13 May 14 3 Jun 14 30 Jul 14 6 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
12453/13 Communication from the Commission to the
European Parliament, the Council, European Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions - European Higher Education in the World
F Sifted: 5 Aug 13 Cleared: 11 Sep 13
Request for further information — David Willetts MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Sep 13 27 Nov 13 11 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 22 Jan 14
6342/13 COM (13) 48
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union
F Sifted: 5 Mar 13 Cleared: 5 Nov 14
Request to be informed of further significant developments — Ed Vaizey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 Mar 13 24 Apr 13 (letter
addressed to David Lidington MP)
20 Feb 14
5 Mar 14 11 Mar 14 20 Mar 14 28 Aug 14 10 Sep 14 11 Sep 14 15 Oct 14 16 Oct 14 28 Oct 14 5 Nov 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
CABINET OFFICE
11868/12 COM (12) 335
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for managing financial responsibility linked to investor-state dispute settlement tribunals established by international agreements to which the European Union is party
C Sifted: 31 Jul 12 Override: 18 Oct 13 Cleared:
Request for further updates on any developments relating to the Member States’ ongoing dispute with the Commission about EU competence on investment matters in due course—Lord Livingston
26 Jun 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Oct 12 8 Nov 12 26 Nov 12 5 Nov 13 31 Oct 13 9 Dec 13 23 Dec 13 20 Jan 14 1 Apr 14 13 May 14 23 Apr 14 3 Jun 14 26 Jun 14
Cabinet Office
Documents under scrutiny 13281/14 COM(14) 574
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of New Zealand to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 13 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
13257/14 COM(14) 573
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of Montenegro to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
CABINET OFFICE
12859/14 COM(14) 539
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the withdrawal of the Union objections to the delisting of three entities from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
12642/14 SWD(14) 262
Commission Staff Working Document on the Annual Public Procurement Implementation Review 2013
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14
Committee have invited the minister to give
evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
17344/12
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accessibility of public sector bodies' websites
B Sifted: 12 Feb 13
Request for further information — Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Mar 13 28 Mar 13
6580/12 COM (12) 35
Proposal for a Council Regulation on the Statute for a European Foundation (FE)
E Sifted:
Request for further updates in due course— Nick Hurd MP
13 Mar 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Mar 12 24 Apr 12 29 May 12 12 Jun 13 26 Jun 13 9 Jan 14 22 Jan 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 12141/13 COM (13) 455
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Against lock-in: building open ICT systems by making better use of standards in public procurement
B Sifted: 1 Oct 13
Request for further information and progress updates — Sajid Javid MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Oct 13
12131/13 COM (13) 453
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - End-to-end e-procurement to modernise public administration
B Sifted: 1 Oct 13
Request for further information and progress updates — Sajid Javid MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Oct 13
Department for Communities and Local Government
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 11738/13 COM (13) 460
Proposal for a Council Recommendation on effective Roma integration measures in the Member States
E Sifted: 30 Jul 13
Request for updates in due course — Don foster MP
Cleared: 9 Oct 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Oct 13 26 Nov 13
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Documents under scrutiny 13555/13 13562/13 COM (13) 627 COM (13) 634
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent, and amending Directives 2002/20/EC, 2002/21/EC and 2002/22/EC and Regulations (EC) No 1211/2009 and (EU) No 531/2012 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Telecommunications Single Market
B Sifted: 15 Oct 13 13562/13 Cleared on 17 Mar 14 Scrutiny Waiver granted to 13555/13: 24 Nov 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
Committee agree to grant a scrutiny waiver ahead of the Telecoms Council on 27 November 14 and request for a post-council statement of the matter— Ed Vaizey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 30 Jan 14 25 Mar 14 16 May 14 26 Jun 14 10 Jul 14 14 Jul 14 17 Jul 14 11 Sep 14 9 Oct 14 14 Nov 14 25 Nov 14 15 Dec 14
Ministry of Defence
Documents under scrutiny Unnumbered [26 Nov 14]
Report by the Head of the European Defence Agency to the Council
C Sifted: 3 Dec 14
Request for update on the likely timescales for conducting the review of the benefits and risks of the UK’s continued involvement in the EDA —Julian Brazier MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Dec 14
OTNYR
European Defence Agency: Draft Budget 2015 C Sifted: 3 Dec 14
Request for update on the likely timescales for conducting the review of the benefits and risks of the UK’s continued involvement in the EDA —Julian Brazier MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Dec 14
OTNYR [28 Oct 14]
Establishing a mechanism to administer the financing of the common costs of European Union operations having military or defence implications (Athena)
C Sifted: 31 Oct 14
Request for further information—Julian Brazier MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Nov 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 11358/14 COM(14) 387
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A New Deal for European Defence: Implementation Roadmap for Communication COM(2013)542; Towards a more competitive and efficient defence and security sector
C Sifted: 22 Jul 14 Cleared: 9 Sep 14
Request for further information—Andrew Murrison MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Sep 14
Department of Energy and Climate Change
Documents under scrutiny 14225/14 COM(14) 634
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Progress towards completing the Internal Energy Market
D Sifted: 18 Nov 14
Request for further information—Matthew Hancock MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Dec 14 7 Jan 15
12212/14 COM(14) 520
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Energy efficiency and its contribution to energy security and the 2030 Framework for climate and energy policy
D Sifted: 2 Sep 14
Committee encourage Government to continue to call on the Commission to ensure that the EU’s 2020 targets are met across all Member States—Baroness Verma
Scrutiny Waiver granted: 16 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14
5654/14 COM(14) 20
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC
D Sifted: 11 Feb 14
Request for further information on the outcome of ongoing analysis and on the emerging views among other Member States in due course—Greg Barker MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 Mar 14 25 Mar 14 10 Apr 14 6 Jan 15
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
14398/12 COM (12) 561
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials
D 13684/11 Sifted: 11 Oct 11
Supersedes 13684/11
Request for an update in due course — Baroness Verma
Informed 14398/12 superseded in letter of 11 Oct 2012
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24 Nov 11 6 Dec 11
13 Dec 11 11 Oct 12 14 Jan 13 26 Feb 13 (Sent by
Sub-Committee B) 5 Jun 13
27 Jun 13 18 Jul 13 12 Sep 13 24 Sep 13 10 Oct 13 17 Dec 13 10 Jan 14
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 5644/14 COM(14) 15
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030
D Sifted: 25 Feb 14 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Request for a response setting out the Government’s detailed position on governance, including a reflection of the analysis which led the Government to support this aspect of the European Council Conclusions—Edward Davey MP
Scrutiny waiver granted: 16 Oct 14
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12 Mar 14 30 Mar 14 10 Apr 14 17 Nov 14 26 Nov 14 9 Dec 14 17 Dec 14 8 Jan 15
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
15889/13 COM(13) 769
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No.525/2013 as regards the technical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
D Sifted: 10 Dec 13 Cleared: 9 Apr 14
Request for an update on the final completion of the negotiations—Edward Davey MP
Letters from the Chairman
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19 Dec 13 17 Mar 14 3 Apr 14 8 Apr 14 10 Apr 14
15878/13 COM(13) 768
Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfillment of commitments thereunder
D Sifted: 10 Dec 13 Cleared: 9 Apr 14
Request for an update on the final completion of the negotiations—Edward Davey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Dec 13 17 Mar 14 3 Apr 14 8 Apr 14 10 Apr 14
15051/13 COM(13) 722
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions
D Sifted: 12 Nov 13 Cleared: 11 Mar 14
Request for updates on negotiations in due course—Gregory Barker MP
Letters from the Chairman
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28 Nov 13 10 Dec 13 19 Dec 13 28 Feb 14 13 Mar 14
22
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Documents under scrutiny 13240/14 13289/14 COM(14) 557 COM(14) 558
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No.726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products
D Sifted: 8 Oct 14
Request for further information and updates on the progress of negotiations in due course—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 2 Nov 14 19 Nov 14
13196/14 COM(14) 556
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed and repealing Council Directive 90/167/EEC
D Sifted: 8 Oct 14
Request for updates on the issues raised—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14
11598/14 COM(14) 397
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2008/98/EC on waste, 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste, 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles, 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and 2012/19/EU on waste electrical and electronic equipment
D Sifted: 29 Jul 14
Request for further update in due course on progress of negotiations, the issues highlighted by the committee and any conclusions of the further analysis the Government are undertaking—Dan Rogerson MP and Matthew Hancock MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 29 Aug 14 10 Sep 14 7 Oct 14 22 Oct 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
9934/14 COM(14) 265
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a prohibition on driftnet fisheries, amending Council Regulations (EC) No.850/98, (EC) No.812/2004, (EC) No.2187/2005 and (EC) No.1967/2006 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 894/97
D Sifted: 10 Jun 14
Request for an update on the progress of negotiations in due course—George Eustice MP
Committee have sent a letter to the European Commission on 8177/14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Jun 14 30 Jun 14 10 Jul 14
7956/14 8194/14 COM(14) 180 COM(14) 179
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products, amending Regulation (EU) No.XXX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council [Official controls Regulation] and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No.834/2007 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan for the future of Organic Production in the European Union
D Sifted: 29 Apr 14
Request for a timely update in due course as negotiations progress —George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
8 May 14 20 Aug 14 10 Sep 14 10 Dec 14 18 Dec 14 5 Jan 15
6444/14 6445/14 COM(14) 4 COM(14) 5
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 89/608/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 91/496/EEC as regards references to zoo-technical legislation Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the zootechnical and genealogical conditions for trade in and
D Sifted: 4 Mar 14 6444/14 cleared on 19 Mar 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
imports into the Union of breeding animals and their germinal products
Request for further information—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
21 Mar 14 5 Jan 15
5958/14 6054/14 6059/14 6062/14 COM(14) 32 COM(14) 31 SWD(14) 28 SWD(14) 29
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products Commission Staff Working Document Impact Assessment accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments Commission Staff Working Document Executive Summary Of The Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments
D Sifted: 25 Feb 14 6054/14 cleared on 11 Mar 14 6059/14 and 6062/14 are Commission Staff Working Documents, hence are not subject to scrutiny
Request for an update in due course as negotiations progress— George Eustice MP
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Letters from the Minister
13 Mar 14 24 Mar 14 3 Apr 14 (on 5958/14) 17 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 3 Sep 14 10 Sep 14
25
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
18155/13 18165/13 18167/13 18170/13 COM(13) 918 COM(13) 917 COM(13) 920 COM(13) 919
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - A Clean Air Programme for Europe Proposal for a Council Decision on the acceptance of the Amendment to the 1999 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution to Abate Acidification, Eutrophication and Ground-level Ozone Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants and amending Directive 2003/35/EC Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from medium combustion plants
D Sifted: 28 Jan 14 18155/13 Cleared on: 26 Nov 14 18165/13 Cleared on: 29 Jan 14 18170/13 Cleared on: 26 Nov 14 18167/13 still retained under scrutiny
Request for further information— Dan Rogerson MP
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29 Jan 14 7 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 26 Mar 14 10 Apr 14 10 Apr 14 8 May 14 9 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 24 Sep 14 16 Oct 14 10 Nov 14 26 Nov 14
18152/13 18153/13 COM(13) 892 COM(13) 893
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes Proposal for a Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones
D Sifted: 21 Jan 14
Request for an update in due course—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
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29 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 14 Aug 14 10 Sep 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
9574/13 COM (13) 267
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protective measures against pests of plants
D Sifted: 4 Jun 13
Request for an update in due course— Lord de Mauley
Letters from the Chairman
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20 Jun 13 26 Jun 13 11 Jul 13 25 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 30 Jun 14 10 Jul 14 21 Jul 14 10 Sep 14
9527/13 COM (13) 262
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council On the production and making available on the market of plant reproductive material (plant reproductive material law) (Text with EEA relevance)
D Sifted: 4 Jun 13
Request for an update once a revised proposal has been tabled by the Commission— Lord de Mauley
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Letters from the Minister
20 Jun 13 30 Jun 13 11 Jul 13 31 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 26 Jun 14 10 Jul 14
9468/13 COM (13) 260
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Animal Health
D Sifted:
Request for further information— George Eustice MP
4 Jun 13
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20 Jun 13 1 Jul 13 11 Jul 13 27 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 9 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 17 Aug 14 10 Sep 14 3 Oct 14 16 Oct 14 7 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
13076/12 COM (12) 432
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 concerning the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms
D Sifted: 21 Aug 12
Request for updates on progress — Richard Benyon MP
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DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Oct 12 30 Oct 12 8 Nov 12 1 Feb 13 13 Feb 13 27 Jun 13 28 Aug 13 12 Sep 13
12801/12
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions for deep-sea stocks in the North-East Atlantic and provisions for fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Regulation (EC) No.2347/2002
D Sifted: 21 Aug 12
Request for an update on progress in due course—Richard Benyon MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Oct 12 8 Nov 12 14 Nov 12 28 Aug 13 12 Sep 13 25 Oct 14 19 Nov 14
6041/12 COM (12) 21
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks
D Sifted: 28 Feb 12 Cleared: 30 Jul 14
Request for updates as negotiations progress —Richard Benyon MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Mar 12 5 Apr 12 25 Apr 12 22 Jul 12 11 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 14590/14 COM(14) 670 SEM sifted: 9 Dec 14
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Union waters and, for Union vessels, in certain non-Union waters and repealing Council Regulation (EU) No.779/2014
D Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Committee would welcome an update in due course on the progress that the Government is making with the European Commission in identifying practical ways to reduce fishing pressure on the stock —George Eustice MP
SEM cleared on: 10 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
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26 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 18 Dec 14
7 Jan 15
12679/14 COM(14) 528
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to certain resolutions to be voted in the framework of the International Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV)
D Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Cleared: 15 Oct 14
Request for further information about the decision on whether or not to join the Organisation —George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14 28 Oct 14 6 Nov 14
18021/13 COM(13) 889
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No.850/98, (EC) No.2187/2005, (EC) No.1967/2006, (EC) No.1098/2007, No.254/2002, (EC) No.2347/2002 and (EC) No.1224/2009 and repealing (EC) No.1434/98 as regards the landing obligation
D Sifted: 21 Jan 14 Cleared: 11 Mar 14
Request for an update on the progress of negotiations in due course—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 25 Oct 14 6 Nov 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
16518/12 COM (12) 665
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears
D Sifted: 4 Dec 12
Request for further information in due course — George Eustice MP
Cleared: 13 Mar 14
Letters from the Chairman
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19 Dec 12 16 Jan 13 31 Jan 13 24 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 30 Nov 14
13745/12 COM (12) 498
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks
D Sifted: 9 Oct 12 Cleared: 11 Sep 13
Request for an update on negotiations in due course — George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Oct 12 27 Oct 12 8 Nov 12 28 Nov 12 31 Dec 12 17 Jan 13 7 Aug 13 12 Sep 13 16 Oct 13 30 Oct 13 11 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
12989/12 COM (12) 413
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel
D Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Cleared: 7 May 14
Request for further information on the negotiations with the European Parliament later in the year— George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
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13 Feb 13 14 Mar 13 25 Mar 13 25 Apr 13 21 Oct 13 30 Oct 13 8 Nov 13 28 Nov 13 13 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 22 Apr 14 8 May 14
30
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
7278/12 COM (12) 79
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Innovation Partnership ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’
D Sifted: 27 Mar 12 Cleared:
Request for further updates in due course — George Eustice MP
24 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
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25 Apr 12 9 May 12 23 May 12 16 Jul 12 26 Jul 12 5 Mar 13 14 Mar 13 18 Jul 13 25 Jul 13 29 Jan 14 12 Feb 14
17494/11 COM (11) 760
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1300/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a multi-annual plan for the stock of herring distributed to the west of Scotland and the fisheries exploiting that stock
D Sifted: 13 Dec 11 Cleared: 8 Feb 12
Request for further updates in due course — George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
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18 Jan 12 30 Jan 12 9 Feb 12 22 Jul 13 28 Aug 13 12 Sep 13 11 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
9003/09 COM (09) 189 +SEM
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a multi-annual plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock
D IPEX-C Sifted: 19 May 09 SEM Sifted: 28 Aug 09 Cleared: 28 Jul 10
Request for an update on the progress of negotiations in due course – George Eustice MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
4 Jun 09 21 Oct 09 7 Dec 09 16 Dec 09 18 Mar 10 7 Apr 10 22 Jul 10 28 Jul 10 21 Dec 10 13 Jan 11 18 Jan 12 26 Jan 12 22 Jul 12 28 Aug 13 12 Sep 13 11 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
31
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
Unnumbered [10 Jul 14]
European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No.9/2014 - Is the EU investment and promotion support to the wine sector well managed and are its results on the competitiveness of EU wines demonstrated?
D Sifted: 22 Jul 14 Cleared: 10 Sep 14
Request for further updates in due course as work progresses—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
30 Jul 14 29 Aug 14 10 Sep 14
Food Standards Agency
Documents under scrutiny 18171/13 COM(13) 894
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods
D Sifted: 21 Jan 14
Request for an update on the progress of negotiations in due course—Jane Ellison MP
Scrutiny waiver granted: 26 Nov 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Jan 14 18 Nov 14 26 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 7 Jan 15
9464/13 COM (13) 265
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material, plant protection products and amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, 1829/2003, 1831/2003, 1/2005, 396/2005, 834/2007, 1099/2009, 1069/2009, 1107/2009, Regulations (EU) No 1151/2012, [….]/2013 [Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material], and Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC, 2008/120/EC and 2009/128/EC (Official controls Regulation)
D Sifted: 11 Jun 13
Request for an update in due course—Jane Ellison MP
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Letters from the Minister
20 Jun 13 2 Jul 13 29 Jul 13 7 Oct 13 5 Dec 13 10 Feb 14 21 Mar 14 4 Jul 14 17 Jul 14 18 Aug 14 16 Oct 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Documents under scrutiny 14875/14 COM(14) 612
31st Annual Report from the Commission on monitoring the application of EU Law (2013)
E Sifted: 10 Nov 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Dec 14
9467/14 COM(14) 17
Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Elements for an EU Strategy in Afghanistan 2014-16
C Sifted: 18 Jun 14
Request for a copy of the strategy once it has been agreed—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Jun 14 16 Oct 14
7795/14
Draft Rules of Procedure of the General Court E Sifted: 9 Apr 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Jun 14 3 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
7537/14 COM(14) 9
Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council for an open and secure global maritime domain - Elements for a European Union maritime security strategy
C Sifted: 29 Apr 14
Request to be kept updated as negotiations proceed and request for an EM on the final text ahead of political agreement on the EUMSS—David Lidington MP
Scrutiny waiver granted on: 13 May 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 May 14 20 Jun 14
15882/13 COM(13) 751
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 and 291 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny
Select Sifted: 17 Dec 13
Request for an update in due course on the progress of negotiations—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Jan 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
12539/13 12730/13 COM (13) 452 COM (13) 451
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts in the area of Justice providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of The Council adapting to Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union a number of legal acts providing for the use of the regulatory procedure with scrutiny
Select Sifted: 3 Sep 13
Request for an update in due course — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Sep 13 17 Oct 13 12 Nov 13 5 Dec 13
12421/13 COM (13) 519
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Programming of human and financial resources for decentralised agencies 2014-2020
E Sifted: 3 Sep 13
Request for further information— David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Oct 13 8 Oct 14 11 Nov 14 28 Nov 14 16 Dec 14
9037/13 COM (13) 228
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on promoting the free movement of citizens and businesses by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents in the European Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
E Sifted: 11 Jun 13
Request for updates on this proposal’s progress through the Council in due course— David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 Jun 13 19 Jun 13 28 Jun 13 11 Jul 13 23 Apr 14 19 Jun 14 17 Nov 14 28 Nov 14
5022/13
Roadmap on the follow-up to the Common Approach on EU decentralised agencies
E Sifted:
Request for further details on the results of the Government’s review of the performance of EU decentralized agencies — David Lidington MP
5 Feb 13
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
28 Feb 13 11 Jul 13 25 Jul 13
17469/12 COM (12) 712
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No.966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties
E Sifted: 15 Jan 13
Also see 13842/11, 13777/12 & 6321/13
Request for an update on progress of the proposal — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Feb 13 27 Mar 13 16 Apr 13 22 May 13 20 Mar 14
13777/12 COM (12) 500
Commission Working Document prefiguring the Proposal for an amendment to the Financial Regulation introducing a new title on the financing of European political parties
E Sifted: 23 Oct 12
Also see 13842/12 COM (12) 499 & 17469/12
Request for updates in due course — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
1 Nov 12 26 Nov 12 6 Dec 12 7 Feb 13 16 Apr 13 22 May 13
Unnumbered [3 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/829/CFSP of 25 November 2014 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
C Sifted: 10 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Override: 25 Nov 14
Committee considered the reasons for scrutiny override and requests an update on negotiations in due course—David Lidington MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
Unnumbered [25 Nov 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia
C Sifted: 3 Dec 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Override: 15 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Dec 14 16 Dec 14 2 Jan 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [25 Nov 14]
Council Decision amending and extending Decision 2010/279/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan)
C Sifted: 3 Dec 14
Request for progress on the recruitment of more women into the police force and the improvement of working conditions for female police officers —David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Dec 14
Unnumbered [18 Dec 14]
Council Decision launching the European Union CSDP mission in Mali (EUCAP Sahel Mali) and amending Decision 2014/219/CFSP
C Sifted: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [15 Dec 14]
Council Decision amending Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
C Sifted: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [9 Oct 14]
Council Implementing Decision 2014/678/CFSP of 26 September 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.1013/2014 of 26 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
C Sifted: 13 Oct 14 Override: 26 Sep 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for details on the open-source evidence
that supports the revised statement of reasons for the re-listing of an individual and request to know if any progress is being made on the General Court hearings—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Oct 14 23 Oct 14
OTNYR [9 Jul 13]
Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Tfeu) - The ‘2014 Decision’ Measures that are the responsibility of HM Treasury, HMRC, Department for Transport and Foreign & Commonwealth Office
E/F Sifted: 16 Jul 13
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
3 Jul 14 26 Nov 14
Unnumbered [3 Dec 12]
Report on a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry and repealing Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (2009/2212(INI))
Select Sifted: 11 Dec 12
Request for further details on the Government’s view and to be informed of developments in a timely manner — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 Jan 13 15 Feb 13
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 14163/14
Council Decision, taken by common accord with the President elect of the Commission, of adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission, repealing and replacing Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom
Select Sifted: 21 Oct 14 Cleared: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override—Council timetable pressures Request for further information—David Lidington
MP Override: 15 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 17 Nov 14
14152/14 14153/14 14154/14 14155/14 14156/14 14157/14 14158/14 14159/14 COM(14) 700 SWD(14) 301 SWD(14) 302 SWD(14) 307 SWD(14) 303 SWD(14) 304 SWD(14) 305 SWD(14) 306
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2014-2015. 2014 Progress reports on Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo
Select Sifted: 28 Oct 14 Cleared: 11 Nov 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Nov 14 2 Dec 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
12777/14
Council Decision, taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission
Select Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Cleared: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for further information—David Lidington
MP Override: 5 Sep 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 17 Nov 14
10108/14 JOIN(14) 21
Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Elements for an EU strategy on public security in Central America and the Caribbean
C Sifted: 8 Jul 14 Cleared:
Request for further information and to receive further updates in due course—David Lidington MP
10 Jul 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jul 14 25 Jul 14
8177/14 COM(14) 177
Communication from the Commission on the European Citizens' Initiative "Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity!"
Select Sifted: 29 Apr 14 Cleared:
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
25 Nov 14 Formally scrutinized by Sub-Committee D Departmental scrutiny handover from DEFRA to FCO
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Jul 14 17 Jul 14
10 Sep 14 1 Oct 14 16 Oct 14 29 Oct 14 26 Nov 14 15 Dec 14
7941/14 7942/14 COM(14) 148 COM(14) 149
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part
C Sifted: 9 Apr 14 Cleared: 5 Jun 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Request for further updates in due course—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Apr 14 2 May 14 12 Jun 14 26 Jun 14
7701/1 7704/1 COM(14) COM(14) 8
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council - Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas: Towards an integrated EU approach
C Sifted: 9 Apr 14 Cleared: 3 Jul 14
Request for further updates in due course— David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 May 14 22 May 14 3 Jul 14
6282/14 COM(14) 5
Joint Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Central African Republic
Cleared at sift: 25 Feb 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Feb 14
EUCO 131/14
European Council Decision proposing to the European Parliament a candidate for President of the European Commission
Select Sifted: 22 Jul 14 Cleared: 9 Sep 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
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10 Sep 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
8775/13 8776/13 COM (13) 218 COM (13) 219
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Kosovo on the general principles for the participation of Kosovo in Union programmes Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Kosovo on the general principles for the participation of Kosovo in Union programmes
C Sifted: 14 May 13 Re-sifted to Sub-Committee F on 8 May 14 Cleared: 14 May 14
Request for a response to the points raised by the Committee— David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Jun 13 24 Jun 13 8 Oct 13 3 Apr 14 13 May 14 14 May 29 May 14 18 Jun 14
8602/13 COM (13) 205 8740/13 8742/13
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia : implementation of reforms within the framework on the High Level Accession Dialogue and promotion of good neighbourly relations Joint Report to the European Parliament and the Council on Serbia's progress in achieving the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria and notably the key priority of taking steps towards a visible and sustainable improvement of relations with Kosovo Joint Report to the European Parliament and the Council on Kosovo's progress in addressing issues set out in the Council Conclusions of December 2012 in view of a possible decision on the opening of negotiations on the Stabilisation and Association Agreement
Select Sifted: 14 May 13 Cleared: 21 May 13
Request for an update on developments — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 May 13 25 Jun 13 10 Jul 13
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
6321/13 Also see 13777/12, 17469/12 & 13842/12
Opinion No 1/2013 (pursuant to Articles 287 and 322 TFEU) concerning the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations and concerning the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties
E Sifted: 12 Mar 13 Cleared: 22 May 13
Request for updates in due course — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Mar 13 16 Apr 13 22 May 13
5938/13 COM (13) 47
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on Progress in Romania under the Co-operation and Verification Mechanism
Select Sifted: 12 Feb 13 Cleared:
Request for further information and further updates prior to the Commission’s next report — David Lidington MP
26 Mar 13 Scrutiny Waiver granted: 26 Feb 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Feb 13 13 Mar 13 24 Apr 13
18821/11 COM (11) 881
Proposal for a Council Directive on consular protection for citizens of the Union abroad
E Sifted:
Request for an update on the final outcome, particularly in relation to Article 9, once the proposal has been adopted — David Lidington MP
31 Jan 12 Cleared: 23 Jul 14
Letters from the Chairman
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3 Feb 12 (from Sub-Committee C)
8 Feb 12 20 Feb 12 5 Mar 12 27 Mar 12 26 Apr 12 30 Jan 13 7 Mar 13 14 Apr 14 13 May 14 6 Jun 14 24 Jul 14
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
18638/11 COM (11) 890
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union
E Sifted: 24 Jan 12 Cleared: 22 May 13
See also 13327/12
The Committee strongly support the Government’s efforts with regards to aspects of this proposal and request updates on developments — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
2 Feb 12 27 Mar 12 26 Apr 12 4 Jul 12 12 Jul 12 4 Oct 12 18 Oct 12 26 Nov 12 7 May 13 22 May 13 24 Jul 13 11 Sep 13 31 Oct 13
EUCO110/13
Draft European Council Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Select Sifted:
Request for further details of the systems considered and rejected by the AFCO Committee – David Lidington MP
11 Jun 13 Cleared: 18 Jun 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jun 13 13 Jun 13 20 Jun 13 12 Jul 13 24 Jul 13
Unnumbered [17 Jul 14]
European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No.11/2014 - The establishment of the European External Action Service
C Sifted: 22 Jul 14 Cleared:
Request for further developments regarding the future of the EEAS in due course—David Lidington MP
9 Sep 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Sep 14
Department of Health
Documents under scrutiny
7452/13 COM (13) 168 Supersedes 7315/12
Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems
F Sifted: 24 Apr 13
Request for updates on the progress of negotiations — Earl Howe
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HOME OFFICE
22 May 13
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 7310/14 COM(14) 188
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No.1394/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on advanced therapy medicinal products and amending Directive 2001/83/EC and Regulation (EC) No.726/2004
Cleared at sift: 6 May 14
Request for further information—Earl Howe Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 May 14 2 Jun 14
Home Office
Documents under scrutiny 13157/14 13158/14 COM(14) 563 COM(14) 559
Proposal for a Council Decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, of the International Labour Organisation with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters Proposal for a Council Decision authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, of the International Labour Organisation with regard to matters related to social policy
F Sifted: 8 Oct 14
Request for further information—Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 13 Nov 14 26 Nov 14 3 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
12013/14 COM(14) 465
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union agency for law enforcement training (Cepol), repealing and replacing the Council Decision 2005/681/JHA
F Sifted: 12 Aug 14
Request to find out either directly from the department or through a Written Ministerial Statement whether the Government did in fact opt-in to the draft Regulation before 24 November—Mike Penning MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Sep 14 12 Nov 14 26 Nov 14
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HOME OFFICE
11864/14 COM(14) 382
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No.604/2013 as regards determining the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection of unaccompanied minors with no family member, sibling or relative legally present in a Member State
F Sifted: 12 Aug 14
Request to find out what the Government’s intentions are in relation to opting in—Mike Penning MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Sep 14
10033/14
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA (First reading) - General Approach
F Sifted: 15 Jul 14
Request for further updates on negotiations—Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
30 Jul 14 28 Aug 14 10 Sep 14
9834/14
Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - State of Play/Orientation debate
E Sifted: 18 Jun 14
15493/13 15494/13 COM(13) 745 COM(13) 744
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signature of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation. Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation.
F Sifted: 19 Nov 13
Committee disagree with the Government’s decision not to opt in to the agreement—James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Nov 13 27 Jan 14 5 Feb 14 20 Feb 14 5 Mar 14
13865/13 COM (13) 618
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug
F Sifted: 9 Oct 13
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HOME OFFICE
Request for further update on negotiations after the Horizontal Drugs Group meeting on 9 April—Norman Baker MP
Reasoned Opinion agreed to: 11 Nov 13 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
11 Dec 13 11 Nov 13 13 Jan 14 22 Jan 14 19 Mar 14 2 Apr 14
13857/13 COM (13) 619
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new psychoactive substances
F Sifted: 9 Oct 13
Request for further update on negotiations after the Horizontal Drugs Group meeting on 9 April—Norman Baker MP
Reasoned Opinion agreed to: 11 Nov 13 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
11 Dec 13 11 Nov 13 13 Jan 14 22 Jan 14 19 Mar 14 2 Apr 14
12551/13 12558/13 COM (13) 532 COM (13) 534 Reasoned Opinion submitted on 12558/13: 28 Oct 13
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions Better protection of the Union's financial interests: Setting up the European Public Prosecutor's Office and reforming Eurojust Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
E Sifted: 3 Sep 13 12551/13 Cleared: 20 Nov 13
Request for further information—James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
21 Nov 13 2 Dec 13 (on 12558/13)
26 Nov 14
8230/13 COM (13) 172
Communication form the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of the Regions - Establishing a European Law Enforcement Training Scheme
F Sifted: 14 May 13
Request for updates as negotiations progress — Damian Green MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 May 13
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HOME OFFICE
7869/13 COM (13) 151
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, pupil exchange, remunerated and unremunerated training, voluntary service and au pairing
F Sifted: 16 Apr 13
Request for further updates as negotiations progress — James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
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24 Apr 13 12 Jul 13 25 Jul 13 9 Sep 13 9 Oct 13 11 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 18 Feb 14 5 Mar 14
16909/12 16910/12 COM (12) 703 COM (12) 704
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signature of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
F Sifted: 18 Dec 12
Request for further updates on the conclusion of the Agreement with Turkey— Mark Harper MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Dec 12 14 Mar 13 27 Mar 13 9 Jan 14 22 Jan 14
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HOME OFFICE
14492/12 14493/12 14499/12 COM (12) 540 COM (12) 542 COM (12) 541
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Safe, effective and innovative medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices for the benefit of patients, consumers and healthcare professionals Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No.178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No.1223/2009 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices
F Sifted: 23 Oct 12 14492/12 cleared from scrutiny: 19 Dec 12 14493/12 and 14499/12 cleared from scrutiny on: 10 Dec 14
Request for further information on the progress of negotiations in due course— George Freeman MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Nov 12 3 Dec 12 19 Dec 12 21 Jan 13 27 Mar 13 24 Apr 13 9 May 13 22 May 13 4 Dec 13 (on 14493/12
and 14499/12)
18 Dec 13 (on 14493/12 and 14499/12)
16 May 14
18 Jun 14 24 Oct 14 10 Dec 14
Unnumbered [9 Dec 14]
Council Decision of 1 December 2014 concerning the notification of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis which are contained in acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and amending Decisions 2000/365/EC and 2004/926/EC
F Sifted: 10 Dec 14 Override: 1 Dec 14
Reason for override: Late EM Request for the government to outline the
measures that will be taken in order to ensure that the department supports parliamentary scrutiny of EU matters more effectively in furure—Theresa May MP and Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
4 Dec 14 4 Dec 14 8 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
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HOME OFFICE
Unnumbered [4 Dec 14]
Commission Decision of 1 December 2014 on the notification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to participate in acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and which are not part of the Schengen acquis
F Sifted: 10 Dec 14
OTNYR [9 Jul 13]
Explanatory Memorandum (EM) on Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) - The ‘2014 Decision’ Schengen Measures
F/E Sifted: 16 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 26 Nov 14
OTNYR [9 Jul 13]
Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) - The ‘2014 Decision’ EU agencies, mutual legal assistance, drugs and proceeds of crime
F/E Sifted: 16 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 26 Nov 14
OTNYR [9 Jul 13]
Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) - The ‘2014 Decision’ Extradition, crime (including cyber and organised crime), fraud and counterfeiting, databases and automated information exchange, and all others
F/E Sifted: 16 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 26 Nov 14
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HOME OFFICE
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 13683/14 COM(14) 596
Proposal for a Council Decision determining certain consequential and transitional arrangements concerning the cessation of participation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in certain acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
F Sifted: 10 Nov 14 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Request for an oral statement to the House on why the Committee was not given the opportunity to scrutinize the draft Council Decision—Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Nov 14 3 Dec 14
13680/14 COM(14) 595
Proposal for a Council Decision determining certain direct financial consequences incurred as a result of the cessation of the participation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in certain acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
F Sifted: 10 Nov 14 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Request for an oral statement to the House on why the Committee was not given the opportunity to scrutinize the draft Council Decision—Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Nov 14
9883/14 SWD(14) 166
Commission Staff Working Document - Revised preliminary list of the former third pillar acquis
F Sifted: 1 Jul 14 Cleared:
Request for further information— Chris Grayling MP and Theresa May MP and
9 Jul 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 9 Jul 14
8478/14 COM(14) 165
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a Smarter Visa Policy for Economic Growth
F Sifted: 6 May 14
Request for further information—James Brokenshire MP
Cleared: 15 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 1 Sep 14 15 Oct 14
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HOME OFFICE
8406/14 COM(14) 163
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a touring visa and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No.562/2006 and (EC) No.767/2008
F Sifted: 6 May 14 Cleared: 15 Oct 14
Request for further information—James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 1 Sep 14 15 Oct 14
8401/14 COM(14) 164
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union Code on Visas (Visa Code) (recast)
F Sifted: 6 May 14
Request for further information—James Brokenshire MP
Cleared: 15 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 1 Sep 14 15 Oct 14
7838/14 7844/14 COM(14) 144 COM(14) 154
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU Justice Agenda for 2020 - Strengthening Trust, Mobility and Growth within the Union Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on An Open and Secure Europe: Making it happen
E & F Sifted: 18 Mar 14 7844/14 cleared on: 25 Jun 14 7838/14 Cleared on: 3 Dec 14
Request for further information—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 May 14 (on 7844/14) 13 May 14 (on
7838/14) 30 May 14
26 Jun 14 17 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 3 Sep 14 (on 7838/14) 27 Oct 14 3 Dec 14
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HOME OFFICE
5451/14 COM(13) 941
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Preventing Radicalisation to Terrorism and Violent Extremism: Strengthening the EU's Response
F Sifted: 11 Feb 14 Cleared: 18 Jun 14
Committee are glad to know that the negotiations have been successfully concluded—James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Feb 14 21 Mar 14 3 Apr 14 22 May 14 23 May 14 18 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 9 Jul 14 23 Oct 14 30 Oct 14
17760/13 17761/13 17762/13 17763/13 17764/13 17765/13 17766/13 17767/13 COM (13) 870 COM (13) 862 COM (13) 873 COM (13) 872 COM (13) 876 COM (13) 875 COM (13) 878 COM (13) 877
Council Decisions to sign and conclude an arrangement for the non-EU Schengen countries to participate in the European asylum support office regulation 439/2010
Cleared at sift: 7 Jan 14
Request for further updates on the progress of the negotiations in due course—Mark Harper MP No further requests on 17767/13- James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 30 Jan 14 5 Feb 14 30 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 (on 17767/13)
17398/13 COM(13) 869
Communication from the Commission to the EP and the Council on the work of the task Force Mediterranean
F Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Request to receive details of developments in the work of the Task Force Mediterranean —James Brokenshire MP
Cleared: 18 Jun 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jan 14 6 Feb 14 12 Feb 14 26 Feb 14 12 Mar 14 19 May 14 18 Jun 14 13 Jun 14 ?? 8 Jan 15
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HOME OFFICE
14235/12 14237/12 COM (12) 557 COM (12) 558
Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation Proposal for a Council Decision concerning the signing of the agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
F Sifted: 17 Oct 12 Cleared: 6 Feb 13
Request for further updates on the conclusion of the Agreement with Turkey— Mark Harper MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Oct 12 6 Dec 12 19 Dec 12 21 Jan 13 6 Feb 13 9 Jan 14 22 Jan 14
10638/12 COM (12) 254
Amended Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of 'EURODAC' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No.[…/…] (establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person) and to request comparisons with EURODAC data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes and amending Regulation (EU) No.1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (Recast version)
F Sifted: 26 Jun 12 Cleared: 9 Jan 13
Request for clarification on whether the government intends to keep under consideration the possibility of post-adoption opt-in to the recast Directives on Reception Conditions and Asylum Procedures —James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Jul 12 18 Oct 12 1 Nov 12 12 Dec 12 10 Jan 13 28 May 13 14 Jun 13 26 Feb 14 20 Mar 14
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HOME OFFICE
17289/11 COM (11) 751
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund
F Sifted: 6 Dec 11
Request for further updates in due course —Karen Bradley MP
Cleared: 26 Apr 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jan 12 1 Feb 12 25 Apr 12 26 Apr 12 12 Nov 12 22 Nov 12 25 Feb 13 7 Mar 13 15 Oct 13 30 Oct 13 16 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 18 Feb 14 5 Mar 14
17287/11 17290/11 COM (11) 753 COM (11) 750
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
F Sifted: 6 Dec 11 Cleared: 26 Apr 12
Request for further updates in due course —Karen BradleyMP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jan 12 1 Feb 12 25 Apr 12 26 Apr 12 17 May 12 12 Nov 12 22 Nov 12 25 Feb 13 7 Mar 13 15 Oct 13 30 Oct 13 16 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 18 Feb 14 5 Mar 14
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HOME OFFICE
17285/11 COM (11) 752
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions on the Asylum and Migration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management
F Sifted: 6 Dec 11 Cleared: 26 Apr 12
Request for further updates in due course— Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jan 12 1 Feb 12 25 Apr 12 26 Apr 12 17 May 12 12 Nov 12 22 Nov 12 25 Feb 13 7 Mar 13 15 Oct 13 30 Oct 13 16 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 5 Mar 14
11214/11 COM (11) 320
Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down standards for the reception of asylum seekers (Recast)
F Sifted: 28 Jun 11 Cleared:
See 11207/11 below
Request for clarification on whether the government intends to keep under consideration the possibility of post-adoption opt-in to the recast Directives on Reception Conditions and Asylum Procedures —James Brokenshire MP
9 Nov 11
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Jul 11 28 Jul 11 19 Sep 11 12 Oct 11 24 Oct 11 9 Nov 11 21 Nov 11 7 Dec 11 19 Dec 11 28 May 12 14 Jun 12 18 Jul 12 26 Jul 12 28 May 13 14 Jun 13 26 Feb 14 20 Mar 14
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HOME OFFICE
11207/11 COM (11) 319 See 11214/11 above
Amended Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection status (Recast)
F Sifted: 28 Jun 11 Cleared: 9 Nov 11
Request for clarification on whether the government intends to keep under consideration the possibility of post-adoption opt-in to the recast Directives on Reception Conditions and Asylum Procedures —James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Jul 11 28 Jul 11 19 Sep 11 12 Oct 11 24 Oct 11 9 Nov 11 21 Nov 11 7 Dec 11 19 Dec 11 14 Jun 12 21 Dec 12 16 Jan 13 28 May 13 14 Jun 13 26 Feb 14 20 Mar 14
12211/10 Proposal for a Council Directive on conditions of
admission of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer
F Sifted: 24 Aug 10
Request for further information — Mark Harper MP
Cleared: 25 Jan 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Oct 10 20 Oct 10 3 Nov 10 17 Nov 10 15 Dec 10 12 Jan 11 16 Feb 11 23 Mar 11 11 Jan 12 25 Jan 12 1 Feb 12 2 Mar 12 18 Oct 12 1 Nov 12 18 Feb 14 10 Jan 14 26 Jun 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16929/08 COM (08) 820
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national or a stateless person
F IPEX Sifted: 13 Jan 09 Cleared: 5 Dec 12
Request for clarification on whether the government intends to keep under consideration the possibility of post-adoption opt-in to the recast Directives on Reception Conditions and Asylum Procedures —James Brokenshire MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jan 09 5 Feb 09 26 Feb 09 6 Mar 09 18 Mar 09 1 Apr 09 21 Apr 09 18 May 09 2 Jun 09 25 Jun 09 13 Jul 09 10 Sep 09 15 Oct 09 29 Oct 09 6 Nov 09 8 Dec 09 16 Dec 09 14 Jun 12 4 Dec 12 6 Dec 12 26 Feb 14 14 Jun 13 20 Mar 14
Department for International Development
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 12770/14 COM(14) 537
Annual Report from the Commission on the European Union's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Policies and their Implementation in 2013
C Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Cleared: 16 Oct 14
Request for further information—Lynne Featherstone MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14 3 Nov 14 20 Nov 14 4 Dec 14
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Ministry of Justice
Documents under scrutiny 9111/14 COM(14) 225
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No.2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No.1347/2000 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the application of Council Regulation (EC) No.2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgements in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No.1347/2000
E Sifted: 20 May 14
Request to be provided with in due course with a summary of the responses to the Government’s own consultations on Regulation IIa, and then with the Government’s final response to the Commission proposals in the report —Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
4 Jul 14
7632/14 COM(14) 158
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a new EU Framework to strengthen the Rule of Law
E Sifted: 9 Apr 14
Request for updates of the Council’s discussion of this Communication—Shailesh Vara MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 May 14 29 May 14 10 Jul 14 16 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 7 Oct 14 30 Oct 14
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
6943/14 COM(14) 57
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation by the Member States of the Framework Decisions 2008/909/JHA, 2008/947/JHA and 2009/829/JHA on the mutual recognition of judicial decisions on custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty, on probation decisions and alternative sanctions and on supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention
E Sifted: 18 Mar 14
Request for further information— Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
8 May 14 3 Jul 14 24 Jul 14
5445/14 COM(14) 46
Proposal for a Council Decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements
E Sifted: 25 Feb 14 Override: 9 Oct 14 Reason for override: Recess
Request for further updates on the progress of negotiations in due course—Shailesh Vera MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Mar 14 14 May 14 24 Jul 14 18 Sep 14 17 Oct 14
17635/13 17643/13 COM(13) 824 2013/0409 (COD)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on provisional legal aid for suspects or accused persons deprived of liberty and legal aid in European arrest warrant proceedings A Commission Recommendation on the right to Legal Aid for suspects or accused persons in Criminal Proceedings
E Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Committee look forward to re-examining the merits of these proposals when the Government reconsiders the opt-in post adoption ad requests updates on these negotiations in due course—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 20 Jan 14 (on 17635/13)
23 Jan 14 6 Feb 14 27 Feb 14 29 Jul 14 17 Nov 14 4 Dec 14 19 Dec 14
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
17633/13 17642/13 COM(13) 822 SWD(13) 480
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings European Commission Recommendation on Vulnerable Defendants
E Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Committee look forward to re-examining the merits of these proposals when the Government reconsiders the opt-in post adoption ad requests updates on these negotiations in due course—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 20 Jan 14 (on 17633/13)
23 Jan 14 6 Feb 14 27 Feb 14 21 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 17 Oct 14 17 Nov 14 4 Dec 14
17621/13 COM(13) 821/2
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings
E Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Committee look forward to re-examining the merits of these proposals when the Government reconsiders the opt-in post adoption ad requests updates on these negotiations in due course—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 20 Jan 14 23 Jan 14 28 Jan 14 30 Jan 14 17 Nov 14 12 Feb 14 19 Dec 14 17 Oct 14 17 Nov 14 4 Dec 14
17069/13 COM(13) 847
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Functioning of the Safe Harbour from the Perspective of EU Citizens and Companies Established in the EU
F Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Committee will continue to carry out enhanced scrutiny and has enclosed an annex which details the provisions of safe harbour—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jan 14 7 Apr 14 7 May 14 10 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
17067/13 COM(13) 846
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council Rebuilding Trust in EU-US Data Flows
F Sifted: 14 Jan 14
Committee will continue to carry out enhanced scrutiny and has enclosed an annex which details the provisions of safe harbour—Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jan 14 7 Apr 14 7 May 14 10 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
15305/12 COM (12) 604
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee- Participation of the European Union in the Council of Europe Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
E Sifted: 13 Nov 12
Request for details of the pending fresh proposal from the Commission and any developments in due course — Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Nov 12 13 Dec 12 17 Jan 13 13 Feb 13 7 Mar 13 28 Mar 14
5853/12 COM (12) 11
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation)
F Sifted: 28 Feb 12
Request for further information — Chris Grayling MP
Debate: 20 Jun 12 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
15 Mar 12 24 Apr 12 23 May 12 29 May 12 14 Jun 12 19 Jul 12 26 Jul 12 22 Nov 12 19 Dec 12 24 Apr 13 2 May 13 22 May 13 25 Jun 13 3 Jul 13 22 Jul 13 11 Sep 13 7 Apr 14 7 May 14 7 Aug 14 10 Sep 14
60
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
5852/12 COM (12) 9
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Safeguarding Privacy in a Connected World: A European Data Protection Framework for the 21st Century
F Sifted: 28 Feb 12
Request for updates on the progress of negotiations in due course — Helen Grant MP
Debate: 20 Jun 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Mar 12 24 Apr 12 23 May 12 29 May 12 14 Jun 12 19 Jul 12 26 Jul 12 22 Nov 12 19 Dec 12
15429/11 15432/11 COM (11) 635
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Common European Sales Law Commission Communication – A Common European Sales Law to Facilitate cross-border transactions in the single market
E Sifted: 1 Nov 11
Request to be kept informed of further developments— Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
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24 Nov 11 8 Dec 11 12 Jan 12 17 Jul 12 13 Nov 12 19 Dec 12 18 Mar 13 16 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
13260/11 COM(2011) 445
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council creating a European Account Preservation Order to facilitate cross border debt recovery in civil and commercial matters
E Sifted: 23 Aug 11
Committee are awaiting for the outcome of the Government’s post-adoption assessment of the opt-in question — Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Sep 11 31 Oct 11 24 Nov 11 26 Jan 12 15 Feb 12 11 Dec 12 19 Dec 12 3 Dec 13 18 Dec 13 11 Jun 14 17 Jul 14 7 Oct 14 30 Oct 14
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
11497/11 COM (11) 326
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
E Sifted: 5 Jul 11
Request for an update on the progress of negotiations — Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
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20 Jul 11 8 Aug 11 20 Sep 11 21 Oct 11 8 Dec 11 13 Dec 11 12 Jan 12 26 Jan 12 15 Feb 12 29 Feb 12 15 Mar 12 28 Mar 12 26 Apr 12 3 May 12 24 May 12 21 Jun 12 12 Jul 12 20 Dec 12 24 Jan 13 27 Mar 13 25 Apr 13 30 May 13 26 Jun 13 9 Sep 13 28 Jul 14
8160/11 8163/11 8145/11 8253/11 COM (11) 125 COM (11) 126 COM (11) 127 SEC (11) 327
Proposals for a Council Regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, and the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of matrimonial property regimes and a council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law and the recognition and enforcement of decisions regarding the property consequences of registered partnerships
E Sifted: 26 Apr 11
Request for further information —Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 May 11 30 Jun 11 20 Jul 11 28 Nov 11 15 Dec 11 11 Dec 12 19 Dec 12 18 Jul 14 23 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
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3 Jul 14 26 Nov 14
OTNYR [9 Jul 13]
Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) - The ‘2014 Decision’ Ministry of Justice measures
E/F Sifted: 16 Jul 13
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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
9200/08 COM (08) 229 Also relates to EM 8261/1/11
Proposal for amendment to Regulation 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents
E IPEX Sifted: 3 Jun 08 Report Published: 18 Jun 09 HLP 108
The Committee feel unable to take a view until they have more detailed information – Lord McNally Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Oct 09 – Response to report
30 Oct 09 29 Jan 10 26 Feb 10 24 Mar 10 (Michael
Wills MP)
8 Apr 10 12 Apr 11 23 Feb 12 21 Mar 12 27 Mar 12 28 May 12 28 Jun 12 27 Mar 13
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 16749/13 COM(13) 794
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No.861/2007 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure and Regulation (EC) No.1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European order for payment procedure
E Sifted: 10 Dec 13 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Request for notification of any significant changes to the proposal as a result of first reading negotiations and to be informed of the final agreement on the threshold limit —Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jan 14 22 Feb 14 6 Nov 14 28 Nov 14 10748/13 COM (13) 338
Proposal for a Council Decision authorizing Austria and Malta to accede to the Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters in the interest of the European Union
E Sifted: 2 Jul 13 Cleared: 10 Jul 13
Request for updates on developments in due course — Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Jul 13 6 Sep 13
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OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS
11237/11 COM (11) 308
Communication from The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council And The European Economic And Social Committee - Fighting Corruption in the EU
E Sifted: 28 Jun 11 Cleared:
Request to receive an update on the results of the assessment concerning the convention — Kenneth Clarke MP
13 Jul 11
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 Jul 11
Office for National Statistics
Documents under scrutiny 11177/13 COM (13) 342
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision and quality of statistics for the macroeconomic imbalances procedure
A Sifted: 16 Jul 13
Request for further information — Nick Hurd MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
30 Jul 13 22 Aug 13 10 Sep 13 1 Oct 13
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 9122/12 COM (12) 167
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European Statistics
A Sifted: 22 May 12 Cleared:
Request for updates as negotiations progress — Francis Maude MP
18 Sep 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 Jun 12 3 Aug 12 18 Sep 12 16 Jul 13 6 Jan 15
HM Revenue and Customs
Documents under scrutiny 9008/14 COM(14) 221
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Platform to enhance cooperation in the prevention and deterrence of undeclared work
B Sifted: 6 May 14
Request for further information—Jo Swinson MP Former departmental scrutiny lead by BIS
Letters from the Chairman
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15 May 14 16 Jun 14 26 Jun 14 7 Jul 14 16 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 4 Aug 14 11 Sep 14 9 Oct 14 18 Nov 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
17949/13 COM(13) 884
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Union legal framework for customs infringements and sanctions
A Sifted: 21 Jan 14
Request for further updates as negotiations progress —Nicky Morgan MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jan 14 11 Feb 14 25 Feb 14 31 Mar 14 8 Apr 14 12 May 14 10 Jun 14
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministe 17110/13 COM(13) 796
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 515/97 of 13 March 1997 on mutual assistance between the administrative authorities of the Member States and cooperation between the latter and the Commission to ensure the correct application of the law on customs and agricultural matters
A Sifted: 7 Jan 14 Cleared: 16 Dec 14
Request for further information and updates on negotiations—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Jan 14 28 Jan 14 4 Feb 14 28 Nov 14 11 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
Department for Transport
Documents under scrutiny
13764/14 Also see 10154/13
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports (First reading) - General approach
B Sifted: 13 Oct 14
13690/14 COM(14) 581
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on requirements relating to emission limits and type approval for internal combustion engines for non-road mobile machine
B Sifted: 21 Oct 14
Request for information on the Government’s concerns about plans to prohibit EU manufacturers from exporting engines with superseded emissions standards to non-EU countries
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
2 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
12107/14 COM(14) 476
Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
B Sifted: 2 Oct 14
Request for further information following the 8 October Transport Council—Robert Goodwill MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
8 Sep 14 14 Oct 14 23 Oct 14
6202/14 COM(14) 28
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 as regards the reduction of pollutant emissions from road vehicles
B Sifted: 4 Mar 14
Request for further updates in due course on the progress of negotiations at EU level, and on consultations with interested stakeholders—Baroness Kramer
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Apr 14
11490/13 11496/13 11501/13 COM (13) 408 COM (13) 409 COM (13) 410
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Accelerating the implementation of the Single European Sky Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No. 216/2008 in the field of aerodomes, air traffic management and air navigation services Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the Single European Sky
B Sifted: 9 Jul 13 11490/13 cleared from scrutiny on: 1 Dec 14 11946/13
Request for further information — Robert Goodwill MP
cleared from scrutiny on: 1 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
31 Jul 13 27 Sep 13
30 Oct 13 24 Jun 14 Scrutiny waiver granted to 11501/13 on:
16 Jul 14 14 Nov 14 1 Dec 14 1 Dec 14 2 Dec 14 8 Dec 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
11124/13 COM (13) 316
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of The Council concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC
B Sifted: 9 Jul 13
Request for an update on the outcome of the Competitiveness Council meeting, and the Government’s vote against the proposal— Stephen Hammond MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Jul 13 11 Mar 14 22 Apr 14 18 Jun 14
7615/13 COM (13) 130
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air
B Sifted: 16 Apr 13 Scrutiny Waiver granted: 12 May 14
Request for further information —Robert Goodwill MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 May 13 15 Jul 13 29 Jul 13 24 Apr 14 14 May 14 26 Jun 14 9 Jul 14
6019/13 COM (13) 33
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the profile and tasks of other train crew members
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Scrutiny Waiver
Request for further updates on the negotiations on the Package in due course — Baroness Kramer
granted: 3 Jun 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 May 13 7 Jun 13 18 Jun 13 3 Jul 13 3 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 28 Jan 14 6 Mar 14 11 Mar 14 4 Apr 14 14 May 14 4 Jun 14 23 Jul 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
6012/13 6013/13 6014/13 6017/13 COM (13) 27 COM (13) 30 COM (13) 31 COM (13) 32
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Railways and repealing Regulation (EC) No 881/2004 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Recast) Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on railway safety (Recast) Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the progress made towards achieving interoperability of the rail system
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Scrutiny Waiver granted on 6014/13: 3 Jun 13 6012/13 cleared on 10 Mar 14
Request for further updates on the negotiations on the Package in due course — Baroness Kramer
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Jun 13 18 Jun 13 3 Jul 13 3 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 28 Jan 14 6 Mar 14 11 Mar 14 4 Apr 14 14 May 14 4 Jun 14 23 Jul 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
5960/13 5985/13 6020/13 COM (13) 28 COM (13) 29 COM (13) 34
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 concerning the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area, as regards the opening of the market for domestic passenger transport services by rail and the governance of the railway infrastructure Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the provisions of Directive 2007/58/EC on the opening of the market of international rail passenger transport accompanying the Communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the fourth Railway Package
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Scrutiny Waiver granted: 3 Jun 13
Request for further updates on the negotiations on the Package in due course — Baroness Kramer
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Jun 13 18 Jun 13 3 Jul 13 7 Jul 13 3 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 28 Jan 14 6 Mar 14 11 Mar 14 4 Apr 14 14 May 14 4 Jun 14 23 Jul 14
5855/13 COM (13) 25
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on "The Fourth Railway Package - completing the Single European Railway Area to foster European competitiveness and growth"
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13
Request for further updates on the negotiations on the Package in due course— Baroness Kramer
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Jun 13 18 Jun 13 3 Jul 13 3 Oct 13 18 Dec 13 28 Jan 14 6 Mar 14 11 Mar 14 4 Apr 14 14 May 14 4 Jun 14 23 Jul 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
15189/12 COM (12) 595
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
D Sifted: 20 Nov 12
Request to be kept updated on the progress of negotiations with the European Parliament in due course— Baroness Kramer
Scrutiny waiver granted: 12 Feb 14 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
30 Nov 12 19 Dec 12 10 Jan 13 23 Jan 13 8 Feb 13 7 May 13 22 May 13 21 Nov 13 5 Dec 13 27 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 2 Jun 14 11 Jun 14 24 Jun 14 3 Jul 14
8794/12 COM (12) 164
Proposal for a Regulation of The European Parliament and of the Council simplifying the transfer of motor vehicles registered in another Member State within the Single Market
B Sifted: 9 May 12
Request for further a copy of the UK MEP briefing — Stephen Hammond MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 May 12 12 Feb 13 1 Oct 13 15 Oct 13
OTNYR [10 Dec 14]
Commission Regulation (EU) No …of…amending Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 as regards emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 6)
B Sifted: 6 Jan 15
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 7978/14 COM(14) 161
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union at the 103rd session of the International Labour Conference concerning amendments to the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention
B Sifted: 9 Apr 14 Cleared: 12 May 14
Request for further information after the international conference—Stephen Hammond MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 May 14 18 dec 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
6015/13 COM (13) 26
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1192/69 of the Council on common rules for the normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Cleared: 1 Dec 14
Request to be kept informed of any developments in relation to the proposal at the Transport Council meeting on 3 December—Baroness Kramer
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Nov 14 2 Dec 14
13350/13 COM (13) 595
Proposal for a Council Decision authorising Member States to sign and/or ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel, 1995, of the International Maritime Organisation
B Sifted: 8 Oct 13 Cleared: 8 Sep 14
Request for further updates—John Haynes MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Oct 13 20 Aug 14 11 Sep 14 20 Nov 14 9 Dec 14
8953/13 COM (13) 195
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic
B Sifted: 4 Jun 13 Cleared: 12 May 14
Request for a cost-benefit analysis on the proposal and request to be kept updated on negotiations with the European Parliament, given that its position differs markedly from that likely to be adopted in the Council— Stephen Hammond MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Jun 13 15 Jul 13 30 Jul 13 16 Apr 14 12 May 14 14 May 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
10154/13 10160/13 COM (13) 296 COM (13) 295 Also see
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports Communication from the Commission Ports: an engine for growth
B Sifted: 18 Jun 13 10160/13 cleared from
13764/14 Request for further updates in due course— John Hayes MP
scrutiny: 1 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 13 17 Jul 13 15 Oct 13 12 Nov 13 27 Nov 13 1 Jul 14 16 Jul 14 4 Sep 14 10 Sep 14 26 Sep 14 11 Sep 14 13 Oct 14 24 Oct 14
11851/13 11917/13 COM (13) 480 COM (13) 479
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport and amending Regulation (EU) No.525/2013 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Integrating maritime transport emissions in the EU's greenhouse gas reduction policies
B Sifted: 30 Jul 13 Cleared: 28 Oct 13
Request to know the outcome of any discussion on this proposal at the Environmental Council meeting on 17 December — John Hayes MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Sep 13 23 Sep 13 30 Oct 13 24 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 18 Nov 14 4 Dec 14 9 Dec 14
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HM TREASURY
5736/13 5899/13 COM (13) 17 COM (13) 18 5899/13 cleared from scrutiny: 7 Apr 14
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Clean Power for Transport: A European alternative fuels strategy Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
B Sifted: 26 Feb 13 Scrutiny waiver granted on: 2 Dec 13
Request for further updates on the progress of trilogue negotiations in due course— Baroness Kramer
5736/13 cleared from scrutiny: 13 Jan 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 Mar 13 15 Nov 13 27 Nov 13 4 Dec 13 16 Dec 13 14 Jan 14 27 Mar 14 9 Apr 14 (on 5899/13)
HM Treasury
Documents under scrutiny 16115/14 COM(14) 903
Communication from the commission to the European Parliament, the council, the European central bank, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the regions and the European investment bank: an investment plan for Europe
A Sifted: 16 Dec 14
Request for further information, as well as an account of discussions at the 18/19 European Council—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Dec 14
15988/14 COM(14) 904
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank and the European Economic and Social Committee on the Alert Mechanism Report 2015 (prepared in accordance with Articles 3 and 4 of Regulations (EU) No.1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances)
A Sifted: 6 Jan 15
15985/14 15953/14 Unnumbered COM (14) 906 COM (14) 902
Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2015 Draft Joint Employment Report from the Commission and the Council accompanying the Communication from the Commission on the Annual Growth Survey 2015 European Economic Forecast - Autumn 2014
A Sifted: 6 Jan 15
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HM TREASURY
15924/14
Opinion of the European Central Bank of 19 November 2014 on a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on structural measures improving the resilience of EU credit institutions
A Sifted: 6 Jan 15
15444/14 COM(14) 704
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No.1150/2000 implementing Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom on the system of the European Communities' own resources
A Sifted: 25 Nov 14 Override: 18 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures and urgency of action
Request for an update on the final outcome of negotiations at the 12 December Council and the 18/19 plenary session of the European Parliament—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Nov 14 11 Dec 14 3 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
14442/14 COM(14) 649
Draft amending budget No.6 to the general budget for 2014: General statement of revenue - Statement of expenditure by section: Section III - Commission and Section VIII - European Ombudsman
A Sifted: 4 Nov 14
Request for further information— David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Nov 14 4 Nov 14 11 Nov 14 18 Nov 14 27 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 17 Dec 14 11 Dec 14
13921/14 COM(14) 615
Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council to the discharge authority on internal audits carried out in 2013 (Article 99(5) of the Financial Regulation)
A Sifted: 4 Nov 14
Request for further information—David Gauke MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
2 Dec 14 15 Dec 14
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HM TREASURY
10946/14 10947/14 COM(14) 348 SEC (14) 357 COM(14) 349
Statements of estimates of the commission for 2015 (preparation of the 2015 draft budget) Document I - political presentation Document II - financial programming 2014-2020 (provisional figures) Document III - figure by MFF heading, section and budget line Document IV - changes in budgetary remarks and establishment plan staff Proposal for a decision of the European parliament and of the council on the mobilisation of the EU solidarity fund Proposal for a decision of the European parliament and of the council on the mobilisation of the flexibility instrument
A Sifted: 26 Jun 14
Request for further information—David Gauke MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jun 14 15 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 29 Sep 14 3 Nov 14 4 Nov 14 11 Nov 14 18 Nov 14 27 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
10943/14 COM(14) 340
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No.883/2013 as regards the establishment of a controller of procedural guarantees
E Sifted: 15 Jul 14
Request for further updates following discussion in the Council—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
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24 Jul 14 23 Sep 14 23 Oct 14
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HM TREASURY
10340/14 10341/14 COM(14) 329 COM(14) 328
Draft amending budget No.3 to the general budget 2014: General statement of revenue - Statement of expenditure by section: Section III - Commission, Section VII - Committee of the Regions and Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the contingency margin in 2014
A Sifted: 18 Jun 14
Request for further information—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
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10 Jun 14 25 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 29 Sep 14 22 Oct 14 3 Nov 14 4 Nov 14 11 Nov 14 18 Nov 14 27 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 11 Dec 14 17 Dec 14 11 Dec 14
8759/14 8587/14
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market and amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2013/36/EU and 2009/110/EC and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions
B Sifted: 13 May 14 Scrutiny waiver granted on 8587/14: 6 Nov 14
Request for further an update on negotiations following the Ecofin Council meeting on 7 November—Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 24 Oct 14 29 Oct 14 29 Oct 14 6 Nov 14
6022/14 COM(14) 43
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on structural measures improving the resilience of EU credit institutions
A Sifted: 4 Mar 14
Request for a response to the questions raised, together with an update on negotiations—Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Mar 14 4 Apr 14 10 Jun 14 16 Jul 14 22 Jul 14 1 Sep 14 10 Sep 14 7 Nov 14 19 Nov 14 12 Dec 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
15337/13 COM(13) 721
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards a standard VAT return
A Sifted: 19 Nov 13
Request for further information, together with an update on negotiations as they progress— David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Nov 13 10 Dec 13 17 Dec 13 23 Jan 14 4 Feb 14 27 Nov 14 9 Dec 14
13985/13 COM (13) 641
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts
A Sifted: 22 Oct 13
Request for further updates as negotiations progress and in particular if a General Approach is expected to be reached— Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Oct 13 7 Nov 13 19 Nov 13 1 Dec 13 17 Dec 13 15 Jan 14 28 Jan 14 11 Feb 14 25 Feb 14 5 Mar 14 15 Aug 14 10 Sep 14 15 Nov 14 25 Nov 14 16 Dec 14
13449/13 COM (13) 615
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Money Market Funds
A Sifted: 8 Oct 13
Request for further information—Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
1 Apr 14 13 May 14 10 Jun 14 24 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 24 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 15 Oct 14 2 Nov 14 25 Nov 14 8 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
77
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
12990/13 12991/13 13425/13 COM (13) 547 COM (13) 550 COM (13) 549
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on payment services in the internal market and amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2013/36/EU and 2009/110/EC and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC. Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions. Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of Directive 2007/64/EC on payment services in the internal market and on Regulation (EC) No 924/2009 on cross-border payments in the Community
B Sifted: 1 Oct 13 13425/13 cleared from scrutiny: 28 Oct 13 Scrutiny waiver granted on 12991/13: 6 Nov 14
Request for update on any significant decisions regarding this proposal in the near future —Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
30 Oct 13 13 Nov 13 19 Jan 14 25 Feb 14 30 Apr 14 3 Jul 14 24 Oct 14 29 Oct 14 29 Oct 14 6 Nov 14 26 Nov 14 2 Dec 14
12554/13 COM (13) 533
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions Improving OLAF's governance and reinforcing procedural safeguards in investigations: A step-by-step approach to accompany the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office
E Sifted: 5 Aug 13
Request for information on the views of other Member States once they become clear — Sajid Javid MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Sep 13 21 Sep 13 17 Oct 13
78
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
11014/13 COM (13) 324
Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament Stepping up the fight against cigarette smuggling and other form of illicit trade in tobacco products - A comprehensive EU Strategy
F Sifted: 9 Jul 13
Committee are pleased on the progress of this proposal — Nicky Morgan MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Sep 13 27 Sep 13 17 Oct 13 7 Nov 13 28 Nov 13 10 Dec 13 18 Dec 13
6442/13 COM (13) 71
Proposal for a Council Directive implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax
A Sifted: 20 Mar 13
Request for further updates as negotiations progress, and request for a further update by 30 January 2015—Andrea Leadsom MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Mar 13 18 Apr 13 24 Apr 13 14 May 13 25 May 13 5 Jun 13 6 Jul 13 17 Jul 13 26 Aug 13 10 Sep 13 27 Sep 13 9 Feb 14 5 Mar 14 18 Mar 14 25 Mar 14 11 May 14 13 May 14 6 Jun 14 18 Jun 14 18 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 14 Oct 14 28 Oct 14 5 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
12201/12 COM (12) 336
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a facility for providing financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro
A Sifted: 21 Aug 12
Request for updates as and when there are any developments— Nicky Morgan MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Sep 12 1 Oct 12 16 Dec 12 15 Jan 13 12 Mar 13 15 Mar 13 3 Oct 13 15 Oct 13 1 Nov 13 12 Nov 13 17 Mar 14 25 Mar 14 7 Apr 14 13 May 14
9267/11 COM(2011) 168 9270/11
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity
A Sifted: 21 Jun 11
COM(2011) 169 + ADDS 1-3
Request for updates as negotiations progress —Sajid Javid MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Oct 11 12 Jan 12 13 Mar 12 20 Mar 12 27 Sep 12 23 Oct 12
12391/10 COM (10) 381
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2008/9/EC laying down detailed rules for the refund of VAT, provided for in Directive 2006/112/EC, to taxable persons not established in the Member State of refund but establishing in another Member State
A Sifted: 24 Aug 10 Override: 29 Sep 10
Request for updates on the progress of negotiations. Retained under scrutiny until the Commission’s plans are finalised — David Gauke MP
Held under scrutiny
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Sep 10 12 Oct 10 8 Nov 10 6 Dec 10 20 Dec 10 19 Jan 11
80
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
16209/07 16210/07 COM (07) 746 COM (07) 747 +REV 1
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the Common System of Value Added Tax, as regards the Treatment of Insurance and Financial Services; Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down implementing measures for Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of Value Added Tax, as regards the treatment of Insurance and Financial Services
A IPEX Sifted: 15 Jan 08 REV 1 Sifted: 22 Apr 08
Request for further updates on progress of negotiations – Stephen Timms MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Apr 08 27 Apr 09 2 Jul 09 15 Jul 09
COM(2014) 723
Draft General Budget Of The European Union for The Financial Year 2015 - General Introduction - Statement Of Revenue And Expenditure by Section
A Sifted: 10 Dec 14
Request for further information—David Gauke MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Dec 14
Unnumbered [24 Nov 14]
European Court of Auditors’ Annual Report on the implementation of the Budget concerning the financial year 2013
A Sifted: 25 Nov 14
Request for further information—David Gauke MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
2 Dec 14 5 Jan 15
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 14263/14
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No.…/.. of 10 October 2014 supplementing Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II)
A Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Cleared: 25 Nov 14
Request for any updates—Andrea Leadsom MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Nov 14 2 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
81
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
11473/14 COM(14) 383
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the evaluation of the Union's finances based on the results achieved
A Sifted: 29 Jul 14 Cleared:
Request for further information—David Gauke MP 18 Nov 14 Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Sep 14 3 Oct 14 18 Nov 14
10944/14 COM(14) 342
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the Court of Auditors: Synthesis of the Commission's management achievements in 2013
A Sifted: 15 Jul 14 Cleared:
Request for further information—David Gauke MP 14 Oct 14 Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jul 14 12 Sep 14 14 Oct 14 21 Nov 14 2 Dec 14 5 Jan 15
6020/14 COM(14) 40
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting and transparency of securities financing transactions
A Sifted: 4 Mar 14
Request for further information and updates as negotiations continue with the European Parliament— Andrea Leadsom MP
Cleared: 4 Nov 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
1 Apr 14 13 May 14 10 Jun 14 24 Jun 14 9 Jul 14 24 Jul 14 29 Jul 14 2 Nov 14 4 Nov 14 28 Nov 14 17 Dec 14
10243/13 COM (13) 348
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/16/EU as regards mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation
A Sifted: 9 Jul 13 Cleared: 2 Dec 14
Request for further information— David Gauke MP
Scrutiny waiver granted: 13 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Jul 13 22 Aug 13
10 Sep 13 13 Oct 14 21 Oct 14 26 Nov 14 2 Dec 14 15 Dec 14
82
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
12044/13 COM (13) 462
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Long-term Investment Funds
A Sifted: 3 Sep 13
Request for further update on the outcome of negotiations, in particular with regard to elements of the proposal yet to be determined— Andrea Leadsom MP
Cleared: 18 Jun 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Nov 13 30 Nov 13 10 Dec 13 7 Jun 14 18 Jun 14 16 Jul 14 16 Dec 14
6230/13 6231/13 COM (13) 44 COM (13) 45
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing
F Sifted: 12 Mar 13 Scrutiny waiver granted on 14 May 14
Request to be informed of progress in the negotiations— Lord Deighton
Cleared: 18 Jun 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 Mar 13 13 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 29 Jan 14 12 Feb 14 26 Mar 14 9 Apr 14 7 May 14 8 May 14 14 May 14 10 Jun 14 18 Jun 14 4 Dec 14
7907/14 SWD(14) 112 COM(14) 182
Commission Staff Working Document Ex-ante evaluation statement on EU macro-financial assistance to Ukraine Accompanying the document Proposal for a Decision of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to Ukraine Proposal for a Council Decision providing Macro-Financial Assistance to Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 1 Apr 14
Request for further information —David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Apr 14 25 Apr 14 13 May 14 (on
7907/14)
83
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
16918/13 COM(13) 814
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2011/96/EU on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States
A Sifted: 14 Jan 14 Cleared: 25 Feb 14
Request for further updates as negotiations progress—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jan 14 11 Feb 14 25 Feb 14
12605/13 12606/13 COM (13) 538 COM (13) 539
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Trade Organisation's Convention on Tobacco Control, in so far as the provisions of the Protocol which do not fall under Title V of Part III of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are concerned
F Sifted: 5 Aug 13 Cleared: 20 Nov 13
Request to be consulted in due course and within good time before the Government reaches decision on the instruments— Nicky Morgan MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Sep 13 8 Nov 13 18 Nov 13 21 Nov 13
11295/13 11298/13 11307/13
Draft Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 Draft Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management Draft Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 and Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management- Draft declarations
Select Sifted: 2 Jul 13 Cleared: 16 Jul 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Jul 13 29 Jul 13 20 Aug 13
84
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
17670/12 See also 12683/12
Opinion No.8/2012 (pursuant to Article 325, TFEU) on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law
E Sifted: 5 Mar 13 Cleared: 12 Jun 13
Request for an update on the progress in the trilogue in due course — Nicky Morgan MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
13 Jun 13 23 Jul 13 11 Sep 13 28 Oct 13 7 Nov 13 20 Nov 13 5 Dec 13
17322/12 17360/12 COM (12) 754 COM (12) 755
Proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting with the effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pension of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto Proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting, from 1 July 2012, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union
E Sifted: 8 Jan 13 Cleared: 22 May 13
Request for an update on developments in due course — Greg Clark MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Jan 13 31 Jan 13 28 Feb 13 27 Mar 13 7 May 13 22 May 13 24 Jul 13 11 Sep 13
13620/12 Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-2020) –
Negotiating Box Select Sifted:
The Committee expressed disappointment at the delay in receiving a response to their letter of 14 November — Greg Clark MP
9 Oct 12 Cleared: 13 Nov 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Oct 12 25 Oct 12 14 Nov 12 9 Jan 13 6 Feb 13 24 Apr 13
85
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
HM TREASURY
13027/12 COM (12) 428
Proposal amending Directive 2006/112/EC on value added tax as regards a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud
A Sifted: 18 Sep 12
Request for details about the compromise proposal — David Gauke MP
Cleared: 11 Jun 13
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Oct 12 23 Oct 12 6 Nov 12 17 Dec 12 15 Jan 13 13 Mar 13 26 Mar 13 15 Apr 13 3 Jun 13 11 Jun 13 12 Jun 13 27 Jun 13
11539/12 12356/12 COM (11) 388
Multiannual Financial Framework (2014-2020) - Negotiating Box Amended Proposal for a Council Regulation laying down the multiannual framework for the years 2014-2020
Select Sifted: 18 Sep 12 11539/12 cleared
The Committee expressed disappointment at the delay in receiving a response to their letter of 14 November — Greg Clark MP
from scrutiny: 9 Oct 12 12356/12 cleared from
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Oct 12 25 Oct 12
14 Nov 12 9 Jan 13 scrutiny: 6 Feb 13 24 Apr 13 13 Nov 12
9926/12 COM (12) 206
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax, as regards the treatment of vouchers
A Sifted: 12 Jun 12 Cleared:
Request for details of the Government’s emerging view in due course and updates as negotiations progress — David Gauke MP
24 Jul 12
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jun 12 11 Jul 12 24 Jul 12 18 Dec 14
7263/11 + SEM
Proposal for a Council Directive on a common consolidated corporate tax base and accompanying staff working documents impact assessment and summary impact assessment
A Sifted: 26 Apr 11 SEM Sifted:
Request for updates as negotiations progress — David Gauke MP
3 May 11 Cleared: 13 Mar 12 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
10 May 11 20 May 11 14 Sep 11 28 Sep 11 29 Nov 11 20 Dec 11 13 Mar 12
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DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Department for Work and Pensions
Documents under scrutiny 8633/14 COM(14) 167
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (recast)
B Sifted: 25 Feb 14
Request for an update on the outcome of the COREPER meeting—Andrea Leadsom MP
Committee wrote to the European Commission on 8633/14 on 9 July 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jun 14 27 Jun 14
11 Sep 14 2 Dec 14 9 Dec 14 14 Dec 14
16231/11 COM (11) 671
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the European Union in the Joint Committee established under the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other, on the free movement of persons as regards the replacement of Annex II to that Agreement on the co-ordination of social security schemes
B Sifted: 20 Dec 11 Override: 16 Dec 11 Cleared: 28 Jul 14
Request for further information —Esther McVey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Jan 12 17 Jan 12 8 May 13 (not received
until 30 May 13)
22 May 13 8 Mar 14 3 Jul 13 28 Jan 14 29 Jul 14
8556/12 COM(12) 152
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Turkey with regard to the provisions on the coordination of social security systems
B Sifted: 1 May 12
Request for further information—Esther McVey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jan 14 8 Mar 14 29 Jul 14
87
DOCUMENTS UNDER SCRUTINY OR AWAITING CORRESPONDENCE
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
Documents cleared but awaiting correspondence with ministers 5567/14 COM(14) 6
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European network of Employment Services, workers' access to mobility services and the further integration of labour markets
B Sifted: 25 Feb 14 Cleared: 17 Nov 14
Request to be notified once the proposal has been agreed to at Council —Esther McVey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Mar 14 8 Apr 14 17 Jul 14 23 Aug 14 17 Oct 14 4 Nov 14 19 Nov 14
88
INQUIRIES AND REPORTS
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
INQUIRIES AND REPORTS This section lists documents held under scrutiny in connection with inquiries. It also lists reports published which are waiting for the Government’s response or to be debated in the House.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Reports awaiting correspondence Report name: Women on Boards 16428/12 16433/12 COM (12) 615 COM (12) 614
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Gender balance in business leadership: A contribution to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures
B Sifted: 10 Dec 12 Published: 9 Nov 12
Report: 5 HL Paper: 58 Response date: 3 Jan 13
Debate: 13 Nov 12
Request for further information— Vince Cable MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Jan 13 24 Jan 13 12 Mar 13 9 Nov 13 27 Nov 13 2 Jul 14 11 Sep 14 5 Dec 14
Report name: Subsidiarity assessment: Gender Balance on Boards 16433/12 COM (12) 614
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures
B Sifted: 10 Dec 12 Published: 20 Dec 12 Report: 9 HL Paper: 97
Response due/date: N/A
Debate: 10 Jan 13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Reports awaiting correspondence Report name: Counting the cost of food waste: EU food waste prevention D
Published: 6 Apr 14
Report: 10 HL Paper: 154 Response date: 3 Jun 14
Debate: 6 Nov 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Jul 14 29 Jul 14
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Reports awaiting Government response or debate Report name: The Role of National Parliaments in the European Union Select
Published: 24 Mar 14
Report: 9 HL Paper: 151 Response date: 22 Jul 14
Debate: TBC
Reports awaiting correspondence Report name: The future of EU enlargement 14853/12 14854/12 14855/12 14856/12 14857/12 14860/12 14861/12 14862/12 14863/12 14864/12 COM (12) 600 SWD (12) 337 SWD (12) 331 SWD (12) 336 SWD (12) 332 SWD (12) 333 SWD (12) 334 SWD (12) 335 COM (12) 602
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2012-2013 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Main Findings of the Comprehensive Monitoring Report on Croatia’s state of preparedness for EU membership Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Enlargement Strategy and Main Challenges 2012-2013 - Iceland 2012 Progress Report - Montenegro 2012 Progress Report - Turkey 2012 Progress Report - the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2012 Progress Report - Serbia 2012 Progress Report - Albania 2012 Progress Report - Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012 Progress Report Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on a Feasibility Study for a Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and Kosovo
Select IPEX Sifted: 23 Oct 12 Published: 6 Mar 13 14855/12 14856/12 14857/12 14860/12 14861/12 14862/12 14863/12 cleared: 6 Nov 12 Scrutiny waiver granted for 14853/12, 14854/12 & 14864/12
Report: 10 HL Paper: 129 Response date: 1 May 13
Debate: 26 Jun 13
The Committee agree to a scrutiny waiver for 14853/12, 14854/12 & 14864/12 ahead of the General Affairs Council — David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Nov 13 16 Nov 13 30 Nov 13 11 Dec 13 28 Jan 13
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HOME OFFICE
Home Office
Reports awaiting Government response or debate Report name: The impact of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in the United Kingdom E
Published: 3 Nov 14
Report:4 HL Paper: 53 Response date: 5 Jan 15
Debate: TBC
Reports awaiting correspondence Report name: EU Data Protection law: a ‘right to be forgotten?’ F
Published: 30 Jul 14
Report: 2 HL Paper: 40 Response date: 3 Oct Sep 14
Debate: N/A
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Oct 14 23 Oct 14 26 Nov 14
Report name: Strategic guidelines for the EU’s next Justice and Home Affairs programme: steady as she goes F
Published: 14 Apr 14
Report:13 HL Paper: 173 Response date: 5 Jun 14
Debate: 22 Jul 14
Committee are grateful for the update on the outcome of the Council meeting on 26-27 June 14—Karen Bradley MP and Shailesh Vara MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
23 Jul 14 26 Jul 14
Report name: Subsidiarity Assessment: New Psychoactive Substances 13865/13 13857/13 COM (13) 618 COM (13) 619
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on new psychoactive substances
F Published: 4 Nov 13
Report: 6 HL Paper: 73 Response due: N/A Debate: 11 Nov 13
Request for further information—Norman Baker MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Dec 13 11 Nov 13 13 Jan 14 22 Jan 14 19 Mar 14
91
INQUIRIES AND REPORTS
HOME OFFICE
Report name: The Eurojust Regulation: Should the UK Opt-In? 12566/13 COM (13) 535
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust)
E Sifted: 3 Sep 13 Published: 28 Oct 13 Report: 4 HL Paper: 66
Response date: 30 Dec 13
Debate: 4 Nov 13
Request for clarification on the powers under discussion (the secondment of liaison Magistrates to Eurojust)—Karen Bradley MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
21 Nov 13 2 Dec 13 5 Dec 13 18 Dec 13 7 Jan 14 20 Jan 14 22 Jan 14 21 Jan 14 3 Feb 14 6 Feb 14 28 Jul 14 28 Aug 14 28 Sep 14 17 Oct 14 5 Nov 14 23 Oct 14 28 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
Report name: The UK opt-in to the Europol Regulation 8229/13 COM (13) 173
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA
F Sifted: 14 May 13 Published: 7 Jun 13
Report: 2 HL Paper: 16 Response due: N/A Debate: 1 Jul 13
No further requests— Karen Bradley MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 May 13 5 Jun 13 14 Jun 13 9 Jul 13 17 Jul 13 18 Jul 13 11 Sep 13 26 Sep 13 9 Oct 13 24 Oct 13 7 Nov 13 20 Nov 13 28 Nov 13 16 Dec 13 10 Jan 14 28 Aug 14 10 Sep 14
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INQUIRIES AND REPORTS
HOME OFFICE
Report name: The United Kingdom opt-in to the draft directive on proceeds of crime 7641/12 COM (12) 85
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime in the European Union
F Sifted: 27 Mar 12 Published: 27 Apr 12 Report: 32 HL Paper: 295
Response date: 11 Jun 12
Debate: 22 May 12
Request for further information—James Brokenshire MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Apr 12 11 Jun 12 20 Jun 12 28 Jun 12 12 Jul 12 1 Aug 12 11 Oct 12 28 Nov 12 6 Dec 12 4 Dec 13 18 Dec 13 7 May 14
Reports debated Report name: The United Kingdom opt-in to the draft CEPOL Regulation F
Published: 24 Oct 14
Report:3 HL Paper: 52 Response date: 24 Dec 14
Debate: 3 Nov 14
93
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HM TREASURY
HM Treasury
Reports awaiting Government response or debate Report name: The Fight Against Fraud on the EU's Finances 12810/12 COM (12) 408 12683/12 COM (12) 363 See also 17670/12, 7897/11 & unnumbered documents below
2011 Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council - Protection of the European Union's financial interests - Fight against fraud Draft Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law
E Sifted: 8 Jan 13 & 24 Jul 12 Published: 17 Apr 13 12810/12 cleared: 17 Apr 13
Report: 12 HL Paper: 158 Response date: 8 Jul 13
Debate: 11 Dec 13
Request for information on issues of VAT fraud — David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
14 Aug 12 15 Oct 12 7 Feb 12 (on
12810/12) 24 Feb 12
15 Mar 13 24 May 13 13 Jun 13 (on
12683/12) 23 Jul 13
25 Jul 13 11 Sep 13 28 Oct 13 7 Nov 13 (on
12683/12) 20 Nov 13
5 Dec 13 21 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 7 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 17 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
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DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONS
7897/11 + ADD 1 COM (11) 135 Corresponde -nce for 13670/11 transferred to this document
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 Concerning Investigations Conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and Repealing Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999
E Sifted: 10 May 11 Cleared: 13 Mar 13
Report: 12 HL Paper: 158 Response date: 8 Jul 13
Debate: 11 Dec 13
Request for an update on developments in due course — Greg Clark MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 May 11 10 Jun 11 30 Jun 11 2 Aug 11 15 Sep 11 28 Sep 11 21 Oct 11 15 Feb 13 14 Mar 13 23 Jul 13 25 Jul 13
Unnumbered
The OLAF Report 2011 - Twelfth Report of the European Anti-Fraud Office, 1 January to 31 December 2011
E Sifted: 15 Jan 13 Cleared: 17 Apr 13
Report: 12 HL Paper: 158 Response date: 8 Jul 13
Debate: 11 Dec 13
Request for no further information— Greg Clark MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Feb 13 15 Mar 13 23 Jul 13 25 Jul 13 8 May 14 18 Jun 14 26 Jun 14
Department for Work and Pensions
Reports awaiting correspondence Report name: Youth unemployment in the EU: a scarred generation? B
Published: 10 Apr 14
Report: 12 HL Paper: 164 Response date: 17 Jun 14
Debate: 17 Jun 14
Committee have remaining questions to raise with the Minister —Esther McVey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 22 Jul 14
95
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY This section lists all documents cleared from scrutiny since the last edition of Progress of Scrutiny.
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 16572/14 COM(14) 718
Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation of the EUColombia/Peru Trade Agreement
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
17883/12 COM (12) 744
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No.1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings
E Sifted: 15 Jan 13 Override:
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures 6 Jun 14 No request for further information— Jo Swinson
MP Cleared: 3 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
7 Feb 13 22 Feb 13 28 Feb 13 15 Apr 13 27 May 13 13 Jun 13 4 Jun 14 23 Jun 14 17 Jul 14 25 Jul 14 1 Oct 14 17 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 11 Nov 14 18 Nov 14 24 Nov 14 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [11 Dec 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [11 Dec 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [11 Dec 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
OTNYR [2 Dec 14]
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Union position within the relevant instance of the World Trade Organisation on the accession of Kazakhstan to the World Trade Organisation
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
96
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Department for Communities and Local Government 8806/14 COM(14) 209
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies
E Sifted: 6 May 14 Cleared: 2 Jul 14
No requests for further information. Committee are content to close strand of correspondence—Stephen Williams MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jul 14 22 Jul 14 30 Oct 14 12 Nov 14 11 Dec 14
Department of Energy and Climate Change 14414/14 COM(14) 654
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the short term resilience of the European gas system - Preparedness for a possible disruption of supplies from the East during the fall and winter of 2014/2015
D Sifted: 4 Nov 14 Cleared: 17 Dec 14
Committee are content to close strand of correspondence—Edward Davey MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Dec 14
10409/14 COM(14) 330
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Energy Security Strategy
D Sifted: 8 Jul 14
Committee are content to close strand of correspondence—Matt Hancock MP
Scrutiny Waiver granted: 16 Oct 14 Cleared:
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jul 14 23 Jul 14 30 Jul 14 24 Nov 14 3 Dec 14 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [18 Dec 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 15997/14 COM(14) 703
Seventh Financial Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) 2013 Financial year
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
15830/14 COM(14) 719
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing for 2015 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Black Sea
Cleared at sift: 9 Dec 14
97
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
15521/14 15522/14 15523/14 COM(14) 696 COM(14) 697 COM(14) 695
Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde Proposal for a Council Regulation on the allocation of fishing opportunities under the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
14543/14 14549/14
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No.…/.. of 20.10.2014 establishing a discard plan for certain small pelagic fisheries and fisheries for industrial purposes in the North Sea Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No.…/.. of 20.10.2014 establishing a discard plan for certain pelagic fisheries in North Western waters
D Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Cleared: 26 Nov 14
Committee is content for this strand of correspondence to be closed—George Eustice MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Nov 14 7 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
12755/14 COM(14) 544
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union with regard to proposals from various parties to the Convention on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals for amendments to the Appendices of the Convention at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties
D Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Cleared: 15 Oct 14
Committee are content to close strand of correspondence—Lord De Mauley
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [26 Jul 14]
European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 8/2014 - Has the Commission effectively managed the integration of coupled support into the single payment scheme?
D Sifted: 12 Aug 14 Cleared:
Committee are content to close strand of correspondence—George Eustice MP
17 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
98
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
22 Oct 14 4 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
12371/10 COM (10) 375 COM (10) 380 C (10) 4822 + SEM
Draft Regulation amending Directive 2001/18/EC as regards the possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory; Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the freedom for Member States to decide on the cultivation of genetically modified crops; Commission Recommendation on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended present of GMOs in conventional and organic crops
D Sifted: 20 Jul 10 Cleared: 4 Jun 14 SEM sifted: 26 Apr 11
Committee notes the Government’s decision and will monitor the progress of authorisations, including outstanding applications. The Committee considers tis strand of correspondence to be closed – Lord de Mauley
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Jul 10 5 May 11 25 May 11 9 Jun 11 5 Jul 12 19 Jul 12 19 Nov 12 30 Nov 12 1 Jul 13 15 Jul 13 31 Aug 13 12 Sept 13 23 Mar 14 24 Feb 14 13 Mar 14 23 Mar 14 3 Apr 14 24 May 14 5 Jun 14 24 Jun 14 3 Jul 14 20 Dec 14 7 Jan 15
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 16391/14 COM(14) 717
2013 Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Instrument for Stability
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [18 Dec 14]
Council Decision appointing a new European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
Unnumbered [16 Dec 14]
Can the EU’s Centres of Excellence initiative contribute effectively to mitigating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risks from outside the EU? (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU)
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
99
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [15 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/872/CFSP of 4 December 2014 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and Decision 2014/659/CFSP amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP Council Regulation (EU) No.1290/2014 of 4 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No.833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and amending Regulation (EU) No.960/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15 Override: 4 Dec 14
Unnumbered [12 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/855/CFSP of 28 November 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.1270/2014 of 28 November 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15 Override: 28 Nov 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Dec 14
Unnumbered [9 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2013/726/CFSP of 9 December 2013 in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction Draft Council Decision 2013/…/CFSP of … 2013 in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
100
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
OTNYR [5 Dec 14]
Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion by the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a Partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Dec 14
Unnumbered [3 Dec 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14 Override: 11 Dec 14
Unnumbered [9 Dec 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2013/726/CFSP of 9 December 2013 in support of the UNSCR 2118 (2013) and OPCW Executive Council EC-M-33/Dec 1, in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
OTNYR [27 Nov 14]
In support of the Hague Code of Conduct (HCoC) and ballistic missile non-proliferation in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [25 Nov 14]
Draft Council Decision in support of physical security and stockpile management activities to reduce the risk of illicit trade in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and their ammunition in the Sahel region
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [21 Nov 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2012/699/CFSP on the Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14 Override: 1 Dec 14
Reason for override—Late EM
101
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
Department for International Development 15007/14 COM(14) 674
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council on 2013 EIB external activity with EU budgetary guarantee and on the application of Decision No.1080/2011/EU of 25 October 2011 covering the EIB financing operations signed during the period from 2007 to June 2014
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
Home Office 16240/14 COM(14) 716
Proposal for a Council Decision on subjecting 4-methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine (4,4'-DMAR) and 1-cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine (MT-45) to control measures
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
15783/14 COM(14) 711
Sixth Bi-Annual Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 May - 31 October 2014
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15
15009/14 COM(14) 687
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation, results and overall assessment of the 2013 European Year of Citizens
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
14987/14 COM(14) 679
Proposal for a Council Decision determining the Union position for a Decision of the Joint Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, with regard to the adoption of Common Guidelines for the implementation of the Agreement
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14
Unnumbered [24 Nov 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) for the financial year 2013 together with the Agency’s replies
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [24 Nov 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the European Police Office for the financial year 2013 together with the Office’s replies
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
Unnumbered [24 Nov 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the Europol Pension Fund for the financial year 2013 together with the Fund’s replies
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
102
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Department for Transport 16144/14 COM(14) 709
27th Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation in 2011-2012 of Regulation (EC) No.561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and of Directive 2002/15/EC on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
8436/14 COM(14) 187
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations
B Sifted: 6 May 14 Cleared:
Committee welcomes the emphasis on the continued safe operations of these installations in the UK and does not require a response to this letter—Baroness Kramer
1 Dec 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
18 Jun 14 24 Nov 14 2 Dec 14
Unnumbered [8 Dec 14]
Report on the annual accounts of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2013 together with the Joint Undertaking’s replies
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
HM Treasury 16236/14 COM(14) 905
Communication from the Commission on the Economic Governance Review Report on the application of Regulations (EU) No.1173/2011, 1174/2011, 1175/2011, 1176/2011, 1177/2011, 472/2013 and 473/2013
Cleared at sift: 5 Jan 15
16210/14 COM(14) 722
Draft amending budget No.8 to the general budget for 2014: Statement of revenue by section - Statement of expenditure by section: Section III - Commission
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
16042/14
Opinion No.6/2014 concerning a Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) No.883/2013 as regards the establishment of a Controller of procedural guarantees
Cleared at sift: 5 Jan 15
15977/14 COM(14) 706
Fifteenth Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Central Bank, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the practical preparations for the future enlargement of the euro area
Cleared at sift: 16 Dec 14
15772/14 Report from the Commission to the European Cleared at
103
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
HM TREASURY
COM(14) 686 Parliament and the Council on financial instruments supported by the general budget according to Article 140(8) of the Financial Regulation as at 31 December 2013
sift: 16 Dec 14
15331/14 15409/14 15426/14 COM(14) 699 COM(14) 702 COM(14) 701
Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/006 PL/Fiat Auto Poland S.A. from Poland) Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with Point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management (application EGF/2014/013 EL/Odyssefs Fokas) Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in accordance with point 13 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (application EGF/2013/014 FR/Air France from France)
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
15059/14 COM(14) 676
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - General assessment of economic consequences of country-by-country disclosure requirements set out in Article 89 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
14886/14 COM(14) 688
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the adoption of the Interinstitutional Working Group recommendations for the establishment and use of national declarations
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14
104
DOCUMENTS CLEARED FROM SCRUTINY
HM TREASURY
13681/14 COM(14) 607
Discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the Implementation of the General Budget of the European Union for the Financial Year 2012
A Sifted: 21 Oct 14 Cleared:
Np request for further information—David Gauke MP
25 Nov 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
28 Oct 14 17 Nov 14 25 Nov 14 9 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
105
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES This section lists the overrides of the scrutiny reserve resolution and the opt-in resolution from July 2013.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 11568/14 COM(14) 454
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing the fishing opportunities for anchovy in the Bay of Biscay for the 2014/15 fishing season
Cleared at sift: 29 Jul 14 Override: 17 Jul 14 Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
10 Jul 14
13326/13 COM (13) 612
Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Joint Committee set up by Article 11 of the Agreement between the European Union and Moldova on protection of geographical indications of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as regards the adoption of the rules of procedure of the Joint Committee
Cleared at sift: 1 Oct 13 Override: 20 Sep 13
Reason for override: Recess
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 17392/13 COM(13) 813
PropDosal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure
E Sifted: 7 Jan 13 Override: 20 May 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for no further information— Viscount
Younger of Leckie
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Jan 14 30 Apr 14 3 Jun 14 19 Jun 14 23 Jun 14 17 Jul 14
106
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS
11381/13 COM (13) 404
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain rules governing actions for damages under national law for infringements of the competition law provisions of the Member States and of the European Union
E Sifted: 16 Jul 13 Override: 2 Dec 13
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Committee note that negotiations appear largely
to have gone well for the Government, and that the proposed Directive will complement national policy on consumer rights—Jenny Willott MP
Cleared: 13 May 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Jul 13 29 Nov 13 9 Dec 13 18 Dec 13 13 May 14
Unnumbered [5 Jan 15]
Council Decision 2014/933/CFSP of 18 December 2014 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 of 18 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
C Sifted: 6 Jan 15 Override: 18 Dec 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
5 Jan 15
Unnumbered [17 Aug 14]
Council Decision 2014/496/CFSP of 22 July 2014 on aspects of the deployment, operation and use of the European Global Navigation Satellite System affecting the security of the European Union and repealing Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP
Cleared at sift: 2 Sep 14 Override: 22 Jul 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Aug 14
107
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
Unnumbered [6 Aug 14]
Council Regulation (EU) No 825/2014 of 30 July 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol; and Council Decision 2014/507/CFSP of 30 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Cleared at sift: 12 Aug 14 Override: 30 Jul 14
Committee considered the reasons given for the scrutiny override and considers that it was reasonable to override scrutiny—Lord Livingston of Parkhead
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Sep 14
Unnumbered [6 Aug 14]
Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol Council Regulation (EU) No.692/2014 of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Cleared at sift: 15 Jul 14 Override: 23 Jun 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for further clarification on the need for an override and request for a response to the questions raised—Lord Livingston Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Jul 14 30 Jul 14
Unnumbered [27 Nov 13]
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the 9th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 13 Override: TBC
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Request for further information—Lord Livingston Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Dec 13 24 Jan 14
108
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
CABINET OFFICE
Cabinet Office 13281/14 COM(14) 574
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of New Zealand to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 13 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
13257/14 COM(14) 573
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the accession of Montenegro to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
12859/14 COM(14) 539
Proposal for a Council Decision establishing the position to be taken by the European Union within the Committee on Government Procurement on the withdrawal of the Union objections to the delisting of three entities from Japan's Annex 3 to Appendix I to the Agreement on Government Procurement
Select Sifted: 18 Nov 14 Override: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Late EM
Committee have invited the minister to give evidence in January to explain how breaches of scrutiny procedures in the Cabinet Office occurred—Francis Maude MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Nov 14 10 Dec 14 5 Jan 14
109
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 14163/14
Council Decision, taken by common accord with the President elect of the Commission, of adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission, repealing and replacing Decision 2014/648/EU, Euratom
Select Sifted: 21 Oct 14 Cleared: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override—Council timetable pressures Request for further information—David Lidington
MP Override: 15 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 17 Nov 14
13519/14 COM(14) 609
Proposal for a Council Decision amending the Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, as regards Title III (with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other Party) and Titles IV, V, VI and VII thereof, as well as the related Annexes and Protocols
C Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Override: 29 Sep 14 Cleared: 16 Oct 14
Committee are grateful to the Government on the explanation as to why an override was necessary for the proposal—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
16 Oct 14
12777/14
Council Decision, taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission, adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission
Select Sifted: 8 Oct 14 Cleared: 21 Oct 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for further information—David Lidington
MP Override: 5 Sep 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Oct 14 30 Oct 14 17 Nov 14
110
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [12 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/855/CFSP of 28 November 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.1270/2014 of 28 November 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15 Override: 28 Nov 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Dec 14
Unnumbered [3 Dec 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14 Override: 11 Dec 14
Reason for override—Late deposit of document and EM
Unnumbered [25 Nov 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia
C Sifted: 3 Dec 14
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Override: 15 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Dec 14 16 Dec 14 2 Jan 14
Unnumbered [21 Nov 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2012/699/CFSP on the Union support for the activities of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation in order to strengthen its monitoring and verification capabilities and in the framework of the implementation of the EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cleared at sift: 3 Dec 14 Override: 1 Dec 14
Reason for override—Late EM
111
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [15 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/872/CFSP of 4 December 2014 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and Decision 2014/659/CFSP amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP Council Regulation (EU) No.1290/2014 of 4 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No.833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and amending Regulation (EU) No.960/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
Cleared at sift: 6 Jan 15 Override: 4 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
15 Dec 14
Unnumbered [3 Dec 14]
Council Decision 2014/829/CFSP of 25 November 2014 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
C Sifted: 10 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Override: 25 Nov 14
Committee considered the reasons for scrutiny override and requests an update on negotiations in due course—David Lidington MP Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
3 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
112
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [3 Dec 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 10 Dec 14 Override: 11 Dec 14
Reason for override: Late deposit of document and EM
Unnumbered [17 Nov 14]
Council Decision 2014/776/CFSP of 7 November 2014 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Cleared at sift: 25 Nov 14 Override: 7 Nov 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Nov 14
Unnumbered [6 Nov 14]
Council Decision 2014/485/CFSP of 22 July 2014 amending Decision 2012/389/CFSP on the European Union Mission on Regional Maritime Capacity Building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP NESTOR)
C Sifted: 10 Nov 14 Cleared: 19 Nov 14 Override: 22 Jul 14
Reason for override: Government administrative oversight
Committee are concerned that the Council Decision could have been agreed without the FCO being aware of its content and without the proposal having undergone proper parliamentary scrutiny—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
20 Nov 14
Unnumbered [24 Oct 14]
Council Implementing Decision implementing Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Implementing Regulation implementing Council Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 4 Nov 14 Override: 20 Oct 14
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
24 Oct 14
113
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [9 Oct 14]
Council Implementing Decision 2014/678/CFSP of 26 September 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.1013/2014 of 26 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
C Sifted: 13 Oct 14 Override: 26 Sep 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Request for details on the open-source evidence
that supports the revised statement of reasons for the re-listing of an individual and request to know if any progress is being made on the General Court hearings—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Oct 14 23 Oct 14
114
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [25 Sep 14]
Council Decision 2014/658/CFSP of 8 September 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Decision 2014/659/CFSP of 8 September 2014 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.961/2014 of 8 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.961/2014 of 8 September 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No.959/2014 of 8 September 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 8 Oct 14 Override: 8 Sep 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed Committee are grateful to the Government on
the explanation as to why an override was necessary—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Sep 14 16 Oct 14
115
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [14 Aug 14]
Council Decision 2014/508/CFSP of 30 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.826/2014 of 30 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No.833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 2 Sep 14 Override: 30 Jul 14
Reason for override: Recess
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Sep 14 25 Sep 14
Unnumbered [6 Aug 14]
Council Decision 2014/480/CFSP of 21 July 2014 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Cleared: 12 Aug 14 Override:
Reason for override—Council timetable pressures 21 Jul 14
Unnumbered [29 Jul 14]
Council Implementing Decision 2014/488/CFSP of 22 July 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.793/2014 of 22 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 12 Aug 14 Override: 22 Jul 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Committee considered the reasons given for
overrides of the scrutiny reserve and considers that the override was reasonable—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
29 Jul 14 9 Sep 14
116
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [28 Jul 14]
Council Decision 2014/455/CFSP of 11 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.753/2014 of 11 July 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 12 Aug 14 Override: 11 Jul 14
Reason for override: Urgent action needed/Council timetable pressures
Unnumbered [28 Jul 14]
Council Decision 2014/475/CFSP of 18 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restricti measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Council Regulation (EU) No.783/2014 of 18 July 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Cleared at sift: 12 Aug 14 Override: 18 Jul 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Committee considered the reasons given for the
scrutiny override and considers that it was reasonable to override scrutiny—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Sep 14
Unnumbered [22 Jul 14]
Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP of 10 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan Council Regulation (EU) No.748/2014 of 10 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan
C Sifted: 29 Jul 14 Override: 10 Jul 14 Cleared: 9 Sep 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
22 Jul 14 9 Sep 14
117
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [26 Jun 14]
Council Implementing Decision implementing Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria Council Implementing Regulation implementing Council Regulation (EU) No.36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Cleared at sift: 1 Jul 14 Override: 23 Jun 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Committee considers it was reasonable for the
Government to override the scrutiny reserve of the Decision and Regulation and are grateful to the Government for explaining their reasons. Request for no further information—David Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
26 Jun 14 10 Jul 14
Unnumbered [18 Jun 14]
Council Decision amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Côte d'Ivoire
C Sifted: 24 Jun 14 Cleared: Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Request for further information—David Lidington MP
3 Jul 14 Override: 23 Jun 14 Letters from the
Chairman Letters from the Minister
3 Jul 14 23 Oct 14
Unnumbered [20 May 14]
Council Decision 2014/265/CFSP of 12 May 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of action undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No.476/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of action undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 3 Jun 14 Scrutiny Override: 12 May 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures No requests for further information— David
Lidington MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
9 Jun 14 12 Jun 14 2 Jul 14
118
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [20 May 14]
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.433/2014 of 28 April 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 3 Jun 14 Scrutiny Override: 28 April 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
12 Jun 14 2 Jul 14
Unnumbered [17 Apr 14]
Council Decision 2014/…/CFSP of amending Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No …/2014 of implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Cleared at sift: 29 Apr 14 Scrutiny Override: 14 April 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Apr 14
Unnumbered [17 Apr 14]
Council Decision 2014/…/CFSP of amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No…/2014 of implementing Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Iran
Cleared at sift: 29 Apr 14 Scrutiny Override: 9 April 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
17 Apr 14
119
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [25 Mar 14]
Council Implementing Decision 2014/151/CFSP of 21 March 2014 implementing Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No.284/2014 of 21 March 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 1 Apr 14 Override: 21 Mar 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
25 Mar 14
Unnumbered [19 Mar 14]
Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No.269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 25 Mar 14 Override: 17 Mar 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
19 Mar 14 25 Mar 14 9 Jun 14
Unnumbered [11 Mar 14]
Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine Council Regulation (EU) No.208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Cleared at sift: 18 Mar 14 Override: 5 Mar 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
11 Mar 14 22 Apr 14 2 May 14
120
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
Unnumbered [7 Feb 14]
Council Implementing Decision implementing Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya Council Implementing Regulation implementing Article 16(2) of Regulation (EU) No.204/2011 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya
Cleared at sift: 11 Feb 14 Override: 28 Jan 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Feb 14
Unnumbered [19 Dec 13]
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the Central African Republic
C Sifted: TBC Override: 19 Dec 13
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures
Unnumbered [25 Oct 13]
Council Decision 2013/497/CFSP of 10 October 2013 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran Council Regulation (EU) No 971/2013 of 10 October 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran
C Sifted: 5 Nov 13 Override: 12 Oct 13
Reason for override: Urgent business in Brussels
Unnumbered [4 Oct 13]
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No.915/2013 of 23 September 2013 amending Council Regulation (EC) No.314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
Cleared at sift: 15 Oct 13 Override: 23 Sep 13
Reason for override: Urgent business in Brussels
Unnumbered [1 Oct 13]
Council Decision 2013/…/CFSP of amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.
Cleared at sift: 8 Oct 13 Override: 26 Sep 13 Reason for override: Urgent business in Brussels
OTNYR [22 Aug 13]
Council Decision 2013/395/CFSP of 25 July 2013 updating and amending the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision 2012/765/CFSP Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 714/2013 of 25 July 2013 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No. 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, and repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 1169/2012
C Sifted: 3 Sep 13 Cleared: 12 Sep 13 Override: 26 Jul 13
Reason for override: Classified as confidential to point of adoption
121
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
HOME OFFICE
OTNYR [2 Aug 13]
Council implementing regulation 2013/…/CFSP of implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 101/2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Tunisia Council implementing decision 2013/…/CFSP of implementing Council decision 2011/72/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Tunisia
Cleared at sift: 3 Sep 13 Override: 31 Jul 13
Reason for override: Urgent business in Brussels
Home Office Unnumbered [9 Dec 14]
Council Decision of 1 December 2014 concerning the notification of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis which are contained in acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and amending Decisions 2000/365/EC and 2004/926/EC
F Sifted: 10 Dec 14 Override: 1 Dec 14
Reason for override: Late EM Request for the government to outline the
measures that will be taken in order to ensure that the department supports parliamentary scrutiny of EU matters more effectively in furure—Theresa May MP and Chris Grayling MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
4 Dec 14 4 Dec 14 8 Dec 14 16 Dec 14
Ministry of Justice 5445/14 COM(14) 46
Proposal for a Council Decision on the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Hague Convention of 30 June 2005 on Choice of Court Agreements
E Sifted: 25 Feb 14 Override: 9 Oct 14 Reason for override: Recess
Request for further updates on the progress of negotiations in due course—Shailesh Vera MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
6 Mar 14 14 May 14 24 Jul 14 18 Sep 14 17 Oct 14
122
SCRUTINY OVERRIDES
HM TREASURY
HM Treasury 15444/14 COM(14) 704
Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No.1150/2000 implementing Decision 2007/436/EC, Euratom on the system of the European Communities' own resources
A Sifted: 25 Nov 14 Override: 18 Dec 14
Reason for override: Council timetable pressures and urgency of action
Request for an update on the final outcome of negotiations at the 12 December Council and the 18/19 plenary session of the European Parliament—David Gauke MP
Letters from the Chairman
Letters from the Minister
27 Nov 14 11 Dec 14 3 Dec 14 17 Dec 14
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CONTACT DETAILS
HM TREASURY
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND CONTACT DETAILS
Select Committee Chairman: Lord Boswell of Aynho 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’ Cathian, Baroness Parminter, Baroness Prashar, Baroness Quin, Earl of Sandwich, Baroness Scott of Needham Market, Lord Tomlinson, Lord Tugendhat and Lord Wilson of Tillyorn For further information please contact the Clerk, Luke Hussey, 020 7219 5864 www.parliament.uk/hleu
Economic and Financial Affairs (Sub-Committee A) Chairman: Lord Harrison Lord Balfe, Viscount Brookeborough, Earl of Caithness, Lord Carter of Coles, Lord Davies of Stamford, Lord Dear, Lord Flight, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, Lord Shutt of Greetland and Lord Vallance of Tummel For further information please contact the Clerk, Stuart Stoner, 020 7219 3616 www.parliament.uk/hleua
Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment (Sub-Committee B) Chairman: Baroness O’Cathain Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, Lord Clinton-Davis, Lord Cotter, Lord Fearn, Lord Freeman, Lord Haskel, Baroness Hooper, Lord Kakkar, Earl of Liverpool, Baroness Valentine and Lord Wilson of Tillyorn For further information please contact the Clerk, Alicia Cunningham, 020 7219 4840 www.parliament.uk/hleub
External Affairs (Sub-Committee C) Chairman: Lord Tugendhat Baroness Billingham, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Baroness Coussins, Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, Baroness Henig, Lord Jopling, Lord Lamont of Lerwick, Lord Maclennan of Rogart, Lord Radice, Earl of Sandwich, Lord Trimble and Baroness Young of Hornsey For further information please contact the Clerk, Sarah Jones, 020 7219 3736 www.parliament.uk/hleuc
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HM TREASURY
Agriculture, Fisheries Environment and Energy (Sub-Committee D) Chairman: Baroness Scott of Needham Market Lord Bowness, Baroness Byford, Lord Cameron of Dillington, Lord Cunningham of Felling, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, Baroness Parminter, Lord Plumb, Lord Renton of Mount Harry, Lord Trees, Lord Whitty and Lord Williams of Elvel For further information please contact the Clerk, Patrick Milner, 020 7219 4579 www.parliament.uk/hleud
Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection (Sub-Committee E) Chairman: Baroness Quin Lord Anderson of Swansea, Lord Blair of Boughton, Lord Dykes, Viscount Eccles, Baroness Eccles of Moulton, Lord Elystan-Morgan, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke, Baroness O’Loan, Lord Richard and Lord Stoneham of Droxford For further information please contact the Clerk, Luke Hussey, 020 7219 5864 www.parliament.uk/hleue
Home Affairs, Health and Education (Sub-Committee F) Chairman: Baroness Prashar Baroness Benjamin, Lord Blencathra, Viscount Bridgeman, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, Lord Jay of Ewelme, Lord Judd, Lord Morris of Handsworth, Lord Sharkey, Earl of Stair, Lord Tomlinson and Lord Wasserman For further information please contact the Clerk, Michael Collon, 020 7219 8650 www.parliament.uk/hleuf
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