LORDS

Correspondence with Ministers

The primary purpose of the House of Lords European Union Select Committee is to scrutinise EU law in draft before the Government take a position on it in the EU Council of Ministers. This scrutiny is carried out by each Sub-Committee through correspondence with Ministers - letters to the Government to express views on documents and discuss matters of policy.

The procedure of sending a letter may be adopted for a number of reasons, including that the points at issue do not warrant a full report, or to follow up a previous report. Such correspondence, including Ministerial replies and other materials, is published where appropriate.

Latest correspondence by Sub-Committee E

Correspondence with Ministers - 1 November 2012 - 8 May 2013 (PDF PDF 493 KB)

Previous correspondence

Correspondence with Ministers - May 2012 -October 2012 (PDF PDF 427 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - December 2011 to May 2012 (PDF PDF 443 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - June 2011 to November 2011 (PDF PDF 511 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - December 2010 to June 2011 (PDF PDF 419 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - May to November 2010 (PDF PDF 339 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - December 2009 to April 2010 (PDF PDF 339 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - May to November 2009 (PDF PDF 341 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - December 2008 to April 2009 (PDF PDF 289 KB)

Correspondence with Minister - May to November 2008 (PDF PDF 707 KB)

Correspondence with Ministers - November 2007 to April 2008

Correspondence with Ministers - November 2007 to April 2008 (PDF, 1.93MB)

Correspondence with Ministers - May to October 2007

Correspondence with Ministers - May to October 2007 (PDF, 2.02MB) 

Correspondence with Ministers - October 2006 to April 2007

Correspondence with Ministers - October 2006 to April 2007 (PDF, 2.31MB)

Correspondence with Ministers - January to September 2006

Correspondence with Ministers - January to September 2006 (PDF, 3.71MB) 

Correspondence with Ministers - March 2005 to January 2006

Correspondence with Ministers - March 2005 to January 2006 (PDF, 4.38 MB) 

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