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EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education - Role

 

The EU Home Affairs, Health and Education Sub-Committee (Sub-Committee F) is one of the six sub-committees of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee.


The primary purpose of the Select Committee and its Sub-Committees is to scrutinise EU law in draft before it is agreed in the EU, to expose difficulties and propose improvements. This is carried out by each Sub-Committee through Correspondence with Ministers, evidence sessions with Ministers or officials and inquiries.

Sub-Committee F scrutinises EU policy and documents in the following areas:

  • Immigration and asylum
  • Border controls (including the Schengen system and Frontex)
  • Internal security
  • Police cooperation (including Europol)
  • Combating organised crime and trafficking
  • Civil protection
  • Education
  • Health
  • Sport