The European Scrutiny Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to assess the legal and political importance of each EU document, and decide which EU documents are debated. The committee also monitors the activities of UK Ministers in the Council, and keeps legal, procedural and institutional developments in the EU under review.
Membership
The current membership is as follows:[1]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Cash MP (Chair) | Conservative | Stone | |
| Allan Dorans MP | SNP | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | |
| Tahir Ali MP | Labour | Birmingham Hall Green | |
| Andrea Jenkyns MP | Conservative | Morley and Outwood | |
| Richard Drax MP | Conservative | South Dorset | |
| Marcus Fysh MP | Conservative | Yeovil | |
| Jon Cruddas MP | Labour | Dagenham and Rainham | |
| David Lammy MP | Labour | Tottenham | |
| Greg Smith MP | Conservative | Buckingham | |
| Charlotte Nichols MP | Labour | Warrington North | |
| The Rt Hon David Jones MP | Conservative | Clwyd West | |
| The Hon. Stephen Kinnock MP | Labour | Aberavon | |
| Marco Longhi MP | Conservative | Dudley North | |
| Craig Mackinlay MP | Conservative | South Thanet | |
| Anne Marie Morris MP | Conservative | Newton Abbot | |
| Margaret Ferrier MP | Scottish National | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | |
Source: European Scrutiny Committee
Changes
Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes are shown below.
See also
- List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
- European Affairs Committee (French Assembly)