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European Scrutiny in the House of Commons

Inquiry status: Oral evidence is ongoing

The Committee is conducting an inquiry into the European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons. In the present Parliament the Committee has published a series of reports on: discrete scrutiny issues, for example reasoned opinions on subsidiarity and opt-in decisions; primary legislation in the form of the European Union Bill; and significant developments at EU level such as the SCG Treaty. It has agreed that it is now time to conduct a broad-ranging inquiry into the scrutiny process.

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Date Business
06 March 2013
2:15 pm
Subject: European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons
Witness(es): Chris Bryant MP, Martin Horwood MP and Andrea Leadsom MP; Richard Bacon MP, Robert Broadhurst and Chris Heaton-Harris MP
Location: Room 5, Palace of Westminster

Stages of an inquiry

Most, but not all, Select Committee inquiries are conducted as follows:

  • Written evidence called for
  • Oral evidence sessions held
  • Report published
  • Response published

Not all inquiries result in a Report