westminster guide to the conservatives in the european...

January 2015

Westminster Guideto theConservatives in the EuropeanParliament

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Foreword by Rt Hon Philip Hammond MPSecretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2

Introduction by Ashley Fox MEP Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament

and Syed Kamall MEP, Chairman of the ECR Group 3

The Work of the European ParliamentDevelopment of the European Parliament

Role of the European Parliament

Culture of the European Parliament

European Parliament Committees

How EU Laws are Made and Implemented

European Parliament Political Groups

The ECR Group 4

Conservative Delegation DirectoryThe Conservative Delegation

Key Contacts – Conservative Delegation, Bureau & Staff

Key Contacts in the ECR Group: Conservative Office Holders and Staff

Conservative Delegation Members

Conservative Delegation Staff 5

Whitehall Departments and European Parliamentary CommitteesBy European Parliament Committee

By Whitehall Department 8

Westminster Parliamentary Committees and European ParliamentaryCommitteesBy European Parliament Committee

By Westminster Committee 15

Conservative Delegation Directory by CommitteeForeign Affairs (AFET)

Human Rights (DROI)

Security and Defence (SEDE)

Development (DEVE)

International Trade (INTA)

Budgets (BUDG)

Budgetary Control (CONT)

Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)

Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

Regional Development (REGI)

Agriculture (AGRI)

Fisheries (PECH)

Culture and Education (CULT)

Legal Affairs (JURI)

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

Petitions (PETI) 35

Useful Links 62

Contents

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Foreword

Iwelcome the publication of this Westminster Guide to the Conservatives in the European

Parliament. It will help bridge the gap between our work here in Westminster and Whitehall

and the work of our Conservative MEPs in Brussels and Strasbourg.

Over recent years the European Parliament has become an institution with an increasing

ability to affect the outcome of legislation agreed by the Council of Ministers and the

European Commission that has an impact on all our daily lives. That is why it is absolutely

essential that we engage with the Parliament to defend our national interests and promote

our political views. To achieve this we need to work closely with our MEPs, forging a coherent

common approach that maximises our influence.

Yet, all too frequently the practices and processes of the European Parliament can seem

difficult to understand. This Guide avoids a typical text book approach to give instead a sense

of how the Parliament actually works in practice. It links Whitehall departments and

Westminster committees to the work of the parliamentary committees in Brussels and it

gives details about the responsibilities of individual Conservative MEPs.

I am sure this Guide will become an essential reference in our efforts to develop a stronger

voice for the United Kingdom in the European Parliament.

Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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Introduction

The mission of Conservative MEPs is to stand up for Britain’s national

interests. Whether we like it or not the European Parliament is now a powerful

institution in the European Union. In order to promote our free market agenda

and to deliver for Britain we need to win arguments and votes in the Parliament.

That is the purpose of the Conservative Delegation of MEPs and our allies in the

ECR Group. Our members work tirelessly to advance our interests in parliamentary

committees, in plenary sessions, in dialogue with the other institutions, and in the

public debate.

One of our priorities is effective cooperation with Members of Parliament,

Ministers, and officials throughout the Government and the Conservative Party. We

have therefore produced this guide to explain more fully the role of Conservative

MEPs and how their work relates to Whitehall and Westminster.

Part One of this guide summarises how the Parliament works in practice: its

development, its current powers and responsibilities, its culture, and its organisation.

Part Two gives details about the structure of the Conservative Delegation and the

responsibilities of individual members, providing their contact details and those of

the Delegation’s advisers and staff.

The European Parliament operates a decentralised system where ordinary

members working within its committees play a decisive role. Part Three therefore

links the work of Parliament’s committees to Whitehall departments, and Part Four

does the same for Westminster committees.

Part Five describes the work of each European parliamentary committee in more

detail with a list of the relevant Conservative MEPs. Part Six gives some useful

links for further information.

We hope you find the guide useful and we look forward to working with you to

promote our interests in the EU.

Ashley Fox MEP Syed Kamall MEP

Leader Chairman, ECR Group

Conservatives in the European Parliament

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The Work of the European Parliament

Development of the European ParliamentThe original European Coal and Steel Community was established with a ‘Common

Assembly’ consisting of nominated national parliamentarians. This common

assembly also later served the European Economic Community.

The reality was that for much of its history from 1952 to 1979, this Assembly was

no more than a talking shop.

But successive treaty changes since the first direct election of the Assembly in

1979 have transformed the situation. No longer a talking shop, by 2009 the

European Parliament had been given a full range of powers relating to the passing

of European law, the adoption of the budget, the election of the European

Commission President, and the appointment of the Commission.

1951 The Treaty of Paris establishes the European Coal and Steel Community with a

‘Common Assembly’ to consist of 78 members from national parliaments with a

‘supervisory’ role. The Treaty states that at some point in the future the Assembly

would be elected directly by universal suffrage. The Assembly had virtually no

formal powers although a two-thirds majority vote could force the ‘High Authority’

(the forerunner of the Commission) to resign. It met for the first time the following

year.

1958 The remit of the Common Assembly is extended to the newly formed European

Economic Community and European Atomic Energy Community. In addition to

being a ‘supervisory’ body it is now described as ‘advisory’ in respect of

legislation, but its actual powers were largely unchanged. The advisory role was

covered by a ‘consultation procedure’ but this procedure would have little impact.

The Assembly renamed itself the ‘European Parliamentary Assembly’. Members

started sitting by political group rather than national delegation.

1970 Following a treaty change the Assembly is given a say in the expenditure side of

the budget.

1975 The Assembly is given the power to reject the Community budget and to grant

‘discharge’ to its accounts.

1979 The first direct election to the Assembly takes place across the nine members of

the European Community. Later that year, the new Assembly rejects a budget for

the first time.

1985 The Single European Act changed the name of the institution to the ‘European

Parliament’. The Parliament is given new powers including the ‘cooperation

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procedure’ (whereby Parliamentary amendments adopted by an absolute majority

of its members, endorsed by the Commission, could only be blocked by Council if

it voted unanimously to do so) and the ‘assent procedure’ (whereby in a limited

number of fields the Parliament could block Council decisions).

1992 The Maastricht Treaty introduced the ‘co-decision procedure’ which developed the

cooperation procedure in some cases by allowing the Parliament to negotiate with

the Council and to veto a proposal if no agreement were reached. This was the

first step in making the Parliament in effect the co-legislator with the Council in

areas where it was to be used. Parliament was given the right to approve the

nomination of the Commission collectively and to be consulted about the choice of

its President. In a related change the term of office of the Commission was

extended from four years to five to align it with the term of the Parliament.

1994 The Parliament institutes ‘hearings’ of individual nominees to the Commission.

1997 The Amsterdam Treaty extended the scope of co-decision from 15 to 32 areas. It

gave the Parliament the right to approve the President of the Commission by

means of a separate vote.

1999 The Santer Commission resigned collectively shortly before a vote of the European

Parliament which would probably have resulted in its dismissal.

2001 The Nice Treaty extended co-decision to a further five areas.

2004 Parliamentary hearings on individual commissioners resulted in the withdrawal of

two nominees.

2007 The Lisbon Treaty, which came into force in 2009, abolished the ‘cooperation

procedure’ and made co-decision the norm in the form of the new ‘ordinary

legislative procedure’ of the European Union. Co-decision was extended to virtually

all legislative areas including agriculture, fisheries, trade, and parts of justice and

home affairs. The budgetary powers of the Parliament were expanded enormously

with the abolition of the areas of ‘compulsory’ expenditure which had prevented

the Parliament having a say over agriculture spending in particular. The wording to

describe the Parliament’s vote on the President of the Commission was changed

from ‘approved’ to ‘elected’. The number of members was fixed at 751 (to come

into force properly after the 2014 European election).

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Role of the European ParliamentThe European Parliament is different from the traditional Westminster model of a

parliament:

• the European Parliament does not have a formal right to initiate legislation

directly;

• it does not have responsibility for deciding on the income side of the EU budget

or raising any taxes;

• and of course it does not provide a governing majority to any ‘EU government’.

But these key differences should not obscure the fact that in many other respects

it has the powers and responsibilities traditionally associated with parliamentary

bodies in the following areas:

• legislative,

• budgetary,

• scrutiny and control of the executive branch.

LegislativeThe Parliament is the co-legislator with the Council of Ministers on most legislative

acts of the Union under the ‘ordinary legislative procedure’ (more commonly still

referred to by its previous description of ‘co-decision’). This procedure covers 85

specific items (‘legal bases’) including issues such as the internal market (free

circulation of goods, services, capital and persons), the common commercial

policy, environment policy, agriculture, fisheries, transport, structural funds,

employment and social policies, education and training, public health and

consumer protection, and certain areas of freedom, security and justice.

The Parliament prepares its position and negotiates with the Council of Ministers

in two readings, with recourse to a third reading involving a ‘conciliation

committee’ with the Council if necessary. Increasingly use is made of ‘first reading

agreements’ i.e. the Parliament and Council reach a deal as soon as possible in

the legislative process by means of negotiations in ‘trilogues’ where Parliament’s

negotiating team, the Presidency-in-office representing the Council of Ministers

and the Commission sit down together to reach a compromise agreement.

BudgetarySince 2009 Parliament and the Council must agree jointly on all areas of the

expenditure budget. In a simplified form of co-decision, the two institutions negotiate

in trilogues and, if necessary, a conciliation committee to reach agreement.

Parliament also grants ‘discharge’ to the Commission’s accounts for its handling of

the funds of the European Union. It has refused twice. The second time, in 1998,

led directly to the resignation of the Santer Commission.

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Scrutiny and control of the executive branchThe institutional structure of the European Union is based on the separation of powers

but Parliament is involved in the appointment of both the Commission President and

the Commissioners as a collective body. The Commission is formally “responsible to”

the European Parliament which scrutinises its work and holds it to account.

Following the introduction of the Lisbon Treaty, the process for nomination of the

President of the Commission has been revised, as the European Council is now

required to take "into account the elections to the European Parliament" when

nominating a President-elect.

This candidate “shall be elected by the European Parliament” according to the

Treaties, in practice requiring a positive vote of an absolute majority. The whole

Commission is then nominated and is “subject as a body to a vote of consent by

the European Parliament” following hearings with individual commissioner

nominees in committee. In the past this power has been used to secure the

withdrawal of some nominees.

During his term of office, the Commission President reports regularly to Parliament.

Individual commissioners also regularly appear in plenary sessions and in relevant

committees to be held to account. Parliament can ask questions (orally or in writing)

and even has a mild version of ‘question time’, which provides an opportunity for

individual MEPs to pose questions to commissioners on a pre-agreed theme.

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Culture of the European ParliamentThe culture of the European Parliament is very different from most national

parliaments for two key reasons. There is:

1) no government There is obviously no government or

government majority in the European

Parliament.

2) no ruling majority The largest political group in the European

Parliament has only around one third of its

members. Indeed the two largest groups

combined have just under 55% of its

members.

As a consequence the Parliament is:

3) a forum for constant negotiation The final position of the Parliament on

substantive legislative proposals will be the

result of numerous amendments,

compromises, and ultimately deals struck

amongst the political groups. Everything

brought before Parliament is subject to

negotiation and coalition-building. It makes

for a very fluid political environment where

coalitions in favour or against specific

proposals, amendments or compromises

have constantly to be built and rebuilt.

These negotiations frequently begin in the committees of the Parliament where

much of the detailed work on legislative proposals is undertaken.

The Parliament is as a consequence:

4) a highly decentralised institution The role of individual members is therefore

extremely important in shaping legislation

in a way largely unknown in most national

parliaments in Europe.

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European Parliament CommitteesCommittees in the European Parliament have both a scrutiny and legislative

function, depending on the subject matter of the committee.

Given that the Parliament has a decentralised system, the role of individual

members in committees is vitally important.

Full Members and Substitutes: Full members have the right to vote. Substitutes

replace them in their absence during votes but otherwise can function as

members of the committee. Any member can seek to speak in committee and

submit amendments to its reports. There are twenty committees, the size of which

varies from 28 to 86 members, and two sub-committees. The membership of each

committee broadly reflects the composition of the Parliament.

Coordinators: Each group appoints a coordinator for each committee. The seven

coordinators on a committee meet regularly to agree business, set agendas, agree

political initiatives, and appoint rapporteurs on individual items of business going

through each committee.

Rapporteurs: Legislative and other reports are steered though Parliament by a

rapporteur. This member will draft the report and will have considerable influence

over its tone and priorities. Once his/her draft is published and amendments are

submitted to that text, the rapporteur will frequently seek to find compromises

between the main players.

Shadow rapporteurs: Rapporteurs do not work alone. The other political groups will

appoint ‘shadows’ who will follow the work of the rapporteur. These are formally the

rapporteur’s interlocutors in discussing compromises and the shape of the final report.

UK Conservative Spokesmen: The UK Delegation additionally has a spokesmen to

defend its interests in each committee. For several committees the Conservative

spokesman is also the group’s coordinator but if this is not the case each

spokesman works closely with the ECR Coordinator – who may indeed be another

UK Conservative MEP.

Staff support: Each committee has an administrative secretariat of parliamentary

civil servants who primarily assist the Chair/Vice-Chairs and rapporteurs. Group

staff political advisers are available for the Group’s members on each committee.

In addition, members have their own staff assistants who may also follow their

committee work.

Leadership of Parliament: Conference of Presidents & BureauParliament has two governing bodies: the Conference of Presidents brings

together group leaders and is responsible for the political leadership of its

business (setting the plenary agenda, undertaking political initiatives). The Bureau

consists of 14 Vice-Presidents and 5 Quaestors. It oversees the administrative and

budgetary needs of the Parliament (buildings, staff, IT, etc). Both bodies are

chaired by the President of the Parliament.

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How EU Laws are Made and ImplementedThe EU legislative process is often long, complex, and subject to considerable

negotiation.

The European Commission is the only EU institution which has the power to initiate

new laws, but these must, in virtually all cases, be approved by both the European

Parliament and the Council, representing the 28 member state governments.

Drafting EU Law:The European Commission embarks on a series of procedures during the drafting

of new legislation:

• economic, social and environmental impact assessments;

• consultation with relevant interested parties such as NGOs, local authorities,

and industry;

• technical advice from experts on the particular issue being considered;

• public consultation.

Once adopted by the Commission as a formal proposal, all draft legislation is

forwarded to national parliaments for their views under the ‘subsidiarity check’.

Each national chamber is afforded eight weeks to assess the draft proposals and

may prepare a ‘reasoned opinion’ setting out why they feel the Commission have

gone beyond their competences and proposed something that would be better left

to national parliaments to legislate on. If more than 17 national chambers object

the Commission is obliged to review their proposal.

The European Parliament and the Council then scrutinise the Commission’s

proposals and follow one of two legislative procedures:

1. Ordinary Legislative Procedure (also known by the previous term ‘co-

decision’):

This is the main law making process and involves the joint adoption by MEPs and

the Council of a regulation, directive or decision on a proposal from the

Commission.

Co-decision is used in most policy areas for which Parliament is responsible, such

as agriculture and fisheries, the internal market, and workers’ rights.

Under the co-decision process, the Parliament and Council follow a set of reading

stages, which can lead to a first reading agreement, agreement by second reading

or where possible an agreement at third reading following conciliation. Decisions

reached under first or second reading are by far the most common during the

typical legislative term, with an increasing tendency towards first reading

agreements being a mark of the 2009-2014 term.

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An example – Common Fisheries Policy

The Lisbon Treaty gave the European Parliament “co-decision” powers over

fisheries policy, meaning it, along with the Council, has final say on proposals

produced by the Commission. MEPs voted for sweeping reforms to the

controversial Common Fisheries Policy, amending and then endorsing a new

package of measures covering the period from 2014 to 2020.

The package includes measures to protect endangered stocks and end discards –

the practice of throwing unwanted dead fish into the sea. Approval of the reforms

follows a legislative process which lasted two-and-a-half years.

(1)

13.07.2011

European Commission publishes legislative proposal

(2)

19.07.11

Fisheries Ministers of EU Member States

consider legislative proposal in the Council

(3)

13.09.11

European Parliament refers legislative proposal

to the Fisheries Committee; an MEP

subsequently appointed by the Committee as the

Rapporteur to produce the committee report

(4)

Further consideration by the Council(5)

Fisheries Committee considers report;

MEPs table amendments

(6)

18.12.2012

Vote in committee;

amended committee report adopted

(7)

06.02.2013

Vote in Parliament

Parliament, Council and Commission hold ‘trilogues’ to reach common position

(9)

18.10.2013

Final Council position published (10)

09.12.2013

Final vote in the European Parliament

(11)

01.01.2014

New Common Fisheries Policy comes into effect

(8)

Further debate in Council on the amended

legislative proposal;

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2. Special Legislative Procedure:This is used in those areas seen as so important to national interests that

supremacy rests with member states represented through the Council of Ministers.

It comprises the former consultation and assent procedures. Under the

consultation procedure, the Council is required to consult the Parliament for an

opinion, but doesn’t have to listen to the latter’s view. It is used for areas like

foreign policy and competition laws.

The assent procedure is used to approve certain key decisions such as the

accession of new member states and the approval of Commissioners. Assent

requires an absolute majority of MEPs to approve a decision.

Three types of EU law:Regulations – these are used to ensure uniform application of a law across the

European Union, without requiring national measures for transposition. A

regulation is analogous to an Act of Parliament as it is directly applicable from date

of entry into force.

Directives – these instruments are used to agree common principles and legal

obligations to be implemented by the national governments, but leave a degree of

flexibility to the Member States as to how they achieve the objectives in their

national law. As such they require to be transposed to national law, via an Act of

Parliament, for example.

Decisions – these are applicable to a member state, organisation, or an individual

within the EU and are only binding on the individual or institution concerned.

Finally, the Commission may adopt recommendations, which are political

declarations on matters of policy rather than legal instruments which must be

complied with by the member states.

Implementing and delegated acts:Often the adoption of a Regulation or Directive is not the end of the story. The

Commission is often given delegated powers in EU legislation, whereby it is

empowered to introduce implementing provisions for existing legislation.

These powers typically relate to technical standards or other areas of regulation

where the regulatory environment might be developing continuously or

international convergence is desired. Such measures can be controversial,

including those affecting food safety, cosmetics and other areas of public health.

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The Parliament and Council of Ministers oversee this process, and are given

certain powers to oppose measures adopted by the Commission. In the case of the

Parliament, the responsible committee may propose to the Parliament that it

adopts a resolution opposing the measure, stating that the draft implementing

measure:

• exceeds the powers laid down in the legal act concerned;

• is not compatible with the aim or the content of the basic instrument;

• does not respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality.

Parliament then asks the Commission to withdraw or amend the draft of measures

or submit a proposal under the appropriate legislative procedure.

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European Parliament Political Groups There are presently seven political groups in the European Parliament. The

Conservative Delegation sits in the European Conservatives and Reformists

Group (ECR).

As the table below illustrates no single group dominates. Even the two largest

political groups combined have less than two-thirds of the membership. The

largest group on its own, even if voting as a single bloc, could still barely muster

more than one third of the Parliament’s membership. Coalition-building for each

report, and indeed for key compromises and amendments, is a way of life in the

Parliament.

UK members in the European Parliament and the political groups:

UK Members Group Group title Total UK Parties

Initials membership

21 ECR European Conservatives 72 20 Conservatives

and Reformists 1 Ulster Unionist

20 S&D Socialists and Democrats 191 20 Labour

1 ALDE Alliance of Liberals 66 1 Liberal Democrat

and Democrats

23 EFDD Europe of Freedom 47 23 UKIP

and Direct Democracy

1 Non-attached 52 1 Democratic Unionist

6 Greens- Greens-European 50 3 Greens

EFA Free Alliance 2 SNP

1 Plaid Cymru

1 GUE Confederal Group of the 52 1 Sinn Fein

European United Left

- Nordic Green Left

0 EPP European Peoples Party 221 None

73 751

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The ECR GroupThe ECR Group was created in 2009 to campaign for urgent reform of the

European Union. It brings together 72 members from fifteen member states

(Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, the Netherlands,

Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, as well as the United Kingdom).

The ECR Group is led by Conservative MEP Syed Kamall. It is supported by the

Alliance of the ECR which is a pan-European political ‘umbrella’ organisation,

bringing together national parties at the European level. The AECR is led by Czech

MEP Jan Zahradil and its associated political foundation, New Direction, is led by

Conservative MEP Geoffrey Van Orden.

The ECR’s founding ideals are set out in the Prague Declaration:

Principles of the European Conservatives and Reformists GroupConscious of the urgent need to reform the EU on the basis of Eurorealism,

Openness, Accountability and Democracy, in a way that respects the sovereignty of

our nations and concentrates on economic recovery, growth and competitiveness,

the European Conservatives and Reformists Group shares the following principles:

� Free enterprise, free and fair trade and competition, minimal regulation, lower

taxation, and small government as the ultimate catalysts for individual freedom

and personal and national prosperity.

� Freedom of the individual, more personal responsibility and greater democratic

accountability.

� Sustainable, clean energy supply with an emphasis on energy security.

� The importance of the family as the bedrock of society.

� The sovereign integrity of the nation state, opposition to EU federalism and a

renewed respect for true subsidiarity.

� The overriding value of the transatlantic security relationship in a revitalised NATO,

and support for young democracies across Europe.

� Effectively controlled immigration and an end to abuse of asylum procedures.

� Efficient and modern public services and sensitivity to the needs of both rural and

urban communities.

� An end to waste and excessive bureaucracy and a commitment to greater

transparency and probity in the EU institutions and use of EU funds.

� Respect and equitable treatment for all EU countries, new and old, large and

small.

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Conservative Delegation Directory

The Conservative Delegation The Conservative Delegation consists of 20 members:

London:

North West:

Yorkshire and

the Humber:

East Midlands:

West Midlands:

Eastern:

South East:

South West:

Wales:

Scotland:

Part Two

Kay Swinburne

Timothy Kirkhope

Amjad Bashir

Emma McClarkin

Andrew Lewer

Anthea McIntyre

Daniel Dalton

Vicky Ford

Geoffrey Van Orden

David Campbell Bannerman

Ian Duncan

Syed Kamall

Charles Tannock

Jacqueline Foster

Sajjad Karim

Dan Hannan

Nirj Deva

Richard Ashworth

Ashley Fox

Julie Girling

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Key Contacts – Conservative Delegation Bureau & Staff

c/o ECR Group Europe HouseEuropean Parliament 32 Smith Square47-53 Rue Wiertz London SW1P 3EUB-1047 Brussels United KingdomBelgium +44 20 7222 1994+32 2 28 41435 [email protected]

Conservative Delegation Bureau:

Ashley Fox MEP +32 2 28 45677 (Brussels)

Leader, Conservatives in the +33 3 88 17 56 77 (Strasbourg)

European Parliament [email protected]

Jacqueline Foster MEP +32 2 28 45674 (Brussels)

Deputy Leader of the +33 3 88 17 56 74 (Strasbourg)

Conservative Delegation [email protected]

Dr Kay Swinburne MEP +32 2 28 45687 (Brussels)

Treasurer +33 3 88 17 56 87 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Ian Duncan MEP +32 2 28 45710 (Brussels)

Chief Whip +33 3 88 17 57 10 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

David Campbell Bannerman MEP +32 2 28 45733 (Brussels)

Elected Bureau Member +33 3 88 17 57 33 (Strasbourg)

david.campbellbannerman@ep.

europa.eu

Vicky Ford MEP +32 2 28 45672 (Brussels)

Elected Bureau Member +33 3 88 17 56 72 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Richard Ashworth MEP +32 2 28 45309 (Brussels)

Invited Member, Past Leader of the +33 3 88 17 53 09(Strasbourg)


Syed Kamall MEP +32 2 28 45792 (Brussels)

Invited Member, Past Leader of the +33 3 88 17 57 92 (Strasbourg)


Timothy Kirkhope MEP +32 2 28 45321 (Brussels)

Invited Member, Past Leader of the +33 3 88 17 53 21 (Strasbourg)


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Staff:

Stephen Woodard +32 2 28 43184 (Brussels)

Secretary of the UK +33 3 88 17 45 10 (Strasbourg)


Elsa Morris +44 20 7222 1994

Head of the London Office [email protected]

John Furbisher +32 2 28 32226 (Brussels)

UK Delegation Head of Media +33 3 88 17 39 35 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Conservative MEPs: www.conservativeeurope.com

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Staff (the Group Secretary General and UK staff with particular Group roles):

Frank Barrett +32 2 28 42971 (Brussels)

ECR Secretary General +33 3 88 17 42 24 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]


Acting Director, EU Internal Policies +33 3 88 17 45 10 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

James Holtum +32 2 228 44230 (Brussels)

ECR Group Spokesman +33 3 88 17 35 12 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

David Boyd +32 2 28 46143 (Brussels)

ECR Group Whips Office +33 3 88 17 60 84 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

European Conservatives and Reformists group: www.ecrgroup.eu

Key Contacts in the ECR Group: Conservative Office Holders and staff

European Parliament European Parliament

ATR 02K 070 LOW T04 139

Rue Wiertz Allée du Printemps

B-1047 Brussels F-67070 Strasbourg

Belgium France

+32 2 28 41394 +33 3 88 17 67 86

Conservative Members amongst the Officers of the ECR:


Chairman of the ECR Group +33 3 88 17 57 92 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Geoffrey Van Orden MEP +32 2 28 45332 (Brussels)

Vice Chairman of the ECR Group +33 3 88 17 53 32 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Emma McClarkin MEP +32 2 28 54684 (Brussels)

Co-Treasurer +33 3 88 17 56 84 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

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MEP for South East England +33 3 88 17 53 09(Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Amjad Bashir MEP +32 2 28 45319 (Brussels)

MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber +33 3 88 17 5319 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

David Campbell-Bannerman MEP +32 2 28 45733 (Brussels)

MEP for the East of England +33 3 88 17 57 33 (Strasbourg)


europa.eu

Daniel Dalton MEP +32 2 28 45897 (Brussels)

MEP for West Midlands +33 3 88 17 78 97 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Nirj Deva MEP +32 2 28 47245 (Brussels)

MEP for South East England +33 3 88 17 72 45 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]


MEP for Scotland +33 3 88 17 57 10 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Vicky Ford MEP +32 2 28 45672 (Brussels)


[email protected]


MEP for North West of England +33 3 88 17 56 74 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]


MEP for South West England and Gibraltar +33 3 88 17 56 77 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Julie Girling MEP +32 2 28 45678 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Daniel Hannan MEP +32 2 28 45137 (Brussels)


[email protected]


MEP for London +33 3 88 17 57 92 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Conservative Delegation Members

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Sajjad Karim MEP +32 2 28 45640 (Brussels)

MEP for North West England +33 3 88 17 56 40 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]


MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber +33 3 88 17 53 21 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Andrew Lewer MEP +32 2 284 5598 (Brussels)

MEP for the East Midlands +33 3 88 17 55 98 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]



[email protected]

Anthea McIntyre MEP +32 2 28 45106 (Brussels)

MEP for the West Midlands +33 3 88 17 51 06 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Dr Charles Tannock MEP +32 2 28 45870 (Brussels)


[email protected]


MEP for Wales +33 3 88 17 56 87 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]



[email protected]

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Conservative Delegation Staff

David Batt +32 2 28 43375 (Brussels)

Central Secretariat +33 3 88 17 27 67(Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Alex Boyd +32 2 28 46409 (Brussels)

Policy Adviser: +33 3 88 17 30 68 (Strasbourg)

- International Trade [email protected]

David Boyd +32 2 28 46143 (Brussels)

UK Delegation Whips Office +33 3 88 17 60 84 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Patrick Cassidy +32 2 28 46146 (Brussels)


- Transport & Tourism [email protected]

- Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

- Regional Development (ad interim)

Russell Darke +32 2 28 42518 (Brussels)


- Environment, Public Health and Food Safety [email protected]

Anna Davreux +32 2 28 40928 (Brussels)


- Economic and Monetary Affairs [email protected]

John Furbisher +32 2 28 32226 (Brussels)

UK Delegation Head of Media +33 3 88 17 39 35 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Lindsay Gilbert +32 2 28 42402 (Brussels)


- Economics and Monetary Affairs [email protected]

- Legal Affairs

Gareth Goldsmith +32 2 28 40781 (Brussels)


- Industry, Research and Energy [email protected]

- Culture and Education (ad interim)

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Richard Hazlewood +32 2 28 43493 (Brussels)


- Foreign Affairs [email protected]

- Security and Defence

- Human Rights

Caroline Healy +32 2 28 42637 (Brussels)


- Fisheries [email protected]

- Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

James Holtum +32 2 228 44230 (Brussels)

ECR Group Spokesman +33 3 88 17 35 12 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Ann-Marie McCourt +32 2 28 46145 (Brussels)


- Budgets [email protected]

- Employment and Social Affairs

Rebecca Milsom +32 2 28 31424 (Brussels)

Human Resources, ECR General Secretariat +33 3 88 16 45 11 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Elsa Morris +44 20 7222 1994

Head of the London Office [email protected]

Peter O’Broin +32 2 28 44802 (Brussels)


- Budgets [email protected]

- Budgetary Control

Katy Sawyer +32 2 28 30419 (Brussels)

Political Advisor [email protected]

Cameron Smith +32 2 28 43187 (Brussels)


- Internal Market [email protected]

Suzy Wild +32 2 28 31093 (Brussels)


- Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs [email protected]


Conservative Delegation Secretary; +33 3 88 17 45 10 (Strasbourg)

Acting Director, EU Internal Policies [email protected]

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Part Three

Whitehall Departments and EuropeanParliamentary Committees

European Parliament Committees and relevant Whitehall

Departments – by European Parliament Committee

European Parliament committee Whitehall department Page

Foreign Affairs Foreign Office 36

- Human Rights subcommittee Foreign Office; DfID 37

- Security and Defence subcommittee MoD 38

Development DfID; Foreign Office 39

International Trade BIS; Foreign Office 40

Budgets Treasury 41

Budgetary Control Treasury; BIS 42

Economic and Monetary Affairs Treasury; BIS 43

Employment and Social Affairs DWP; BIS; (devolved administrations) 44

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety DEFRA; DECC; DoH; BIS, DfT 45-46

(devolved administrations)

Industry, Research and Energy BIS; DECC; (devolved administrations)

Internal Market and Consumer Protection BIS 48

Transport and Tourism DfT; DCMS; DEFRA

(devolved administrations) 49

Regional Development BIS; DEFRA; DCLG (devolved 50

administrations) 47

Agriculture and Rural Development DEFRA; DECC; 51


Fisheries DEFRA; 52


Culture and Education DCMS; DfE; 53


Legal Affairs MoJ; Home Office, BIS 54

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs MoJ; Home Office 55

Constitutional Affairs MoJ; Cabinet Office 56

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Home Office; DCMS 57

Petitions n/a 58

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European Parliament Committees and relevant Whitehall

Departments – by Whitehall Department

Whitehall departments European Parliament committees Page

Business, Innovation and Skills International Trade 40

Economic & Monetary Affairs 43

Employment & Social Affairs 44

Internal Market & Consumer Protection 48

Regional Development 50

Industry, Research & Energy 47

Legal Affairs 54

Environment, Public Health & Food Safety 45-46

Cabinet Office Constitutional Affairs 56

Communities and Local Government Regional development 50

Culture, Media and Sport Culture & Education; Transport & Tourism 53,49

Defence Security & Defence 38

Education Culture & Education 53

Energy and Climate Change Environment, Public Health & Food Safety 45-46


Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Agriculture and Rural Development 51


Regional Development 50

Fisheries 52

Transport & Tourism 49

Foreign Office Foreign Affairs 36

Human Rights 37

Security & Defence 38

Development 39

Health Environment, Public Health & Food Safety 45-46

Home Office Legal Affairs 54

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 55

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality 57

International Development Human Rights; Development 37, 39

Justice Legal Affairs 54

Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 55

Constitutional Affairs 56

Transport Transport & Tourism 49


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Whitehall departments European Parliament committees Page

Treasury Budgets 41

Budgetary Control 42

Economic & Monetary Affairs 43

Work and Pensions Employment & Social Affairs 44

28

Part Four

Westminster Parliamentary Committeesand European Parliamentary Committees

European Parliament Committees and Westminster Committees –

by European Parliament Committee

European Parliament committee Commons Select committee Page

Foreign Affairs Commons: Defence; Foreign Affairs; 36

International Development

Lords: EU; EU sub-committees A-F; Arms

Export Controls; Intelligence and Security;

National Security Strategy; Security Joint

- Human Rights subcommittee Commons: Foreign Affairs; International 37

Development

Lords: EU sub-committee F; Human rights

sub-committee; Foreign affairs; Women’s

Rights & Gender Equality

- Security and Defence subcommittee Commons: Defence; Foreign Affairs 38

Lords: EU sub-committee; Arms Export

Controls; Intelligence and Security; National

Security Strategy; Security Joint

Development Commons: International development; 39

Foreign Affairs

Lords: EU sub-committee C

International Trade Commons: Business, Skills & Innovation; 40

Science & Technology

Lords: Communications; Economic affairs;

EU sub-committee B; Science & technology

Budgets Commons: Finance & services; Public 41

accounts; Treasury; Treasury sub-committee

Lords: Economic Affairs; EU sub-committee A

Budgetary Control Commons: Finance & Services; Public 42

Accounts; Treasury; Treasury sub-committee

Lords: Economic Affairs; EU sub-committee A

Economic and Monetary Affairs Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills; 43

Finance & Services; Treasury;

Treasury sub-committee

Lords: Economic Affairs; EU sub-committee A;

Personal Service Companies; Inquiries Act

2005; Inheritance & Trustees’ Powers Bill

29


Employment and Social Affairs Commons: Business, Innovation & Skills; 44

Science & Technology; Work & Pensions

Lords: Economic affairs; EU sub-committee B;

Science & technology

Environment, Public Health and Commons: Energy & Climate Change; 45-46

Food Safety Environment, food and rural affairs; Health

Lords: EU sub-committees D & F; Mental

Capacity Act 2005

Industry, Research and Energy Commons: Business, Innovation & Skills; 47

Energy & Climate Change; Science &

Technology

Lords: Economic Affairs; EU sub-committees

B & D; Science & Technology; Science &

Technology sub-committee I

Internal Market and Commons: Business, Innovation & Skills; 48

Consumer Protection Science & Technology

Lords: Communications; Economic Affairs;

EU sub-committee B; Science & technology

Transport and Tourism Commons: Culture, Media & Sport; Transport 49

Lords: Economic Affairs

Regional Development Commons: Business, Innovation & Skills; 50

Communities & Local Government;

Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Science

& Technology

Lords: Economic Affairs; EU sub-committees

B & D

Agriculture and Rural Development Commons: Environment, Food & Rural 51

Affairs

Lords: EU sub-committees D & F

Fisheries Commons: Environment, Food & Rural 52

Affairs

Lords: EU sub-committee D

Culture and Education Commons: Culture, Media & Sport; 53

Education

Lords: Science & Technology; Science &

Technology sub-committee I; EU sub-

committee F

Legal Affairs Commons: Business, Innovation & Skills; 54

Justice

Lords: Constitution; EU sub-committees E & F;

Inquiries Act 2005

30


Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Commons: Justice; Home Affairs 55

Lords: Constitution; EU sub-committees E & F;

Inquiries Act 2005

Constitutional Affairs Commons: Political and Constitutional 56

Reform; Justice;

Lords: Constitution; EU sub-committees E & F

Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Commons: Justice; Home Affairs; 57

International Development

Lords: Human Rights

Petitions n/a 58

31

European Parliament Committees and Westminster Committees –

by Westminster Committee

Commons Select committee European Parliament committee Page

Administration n/a

Backbench Business n/a

Business, Innovation and Skills International Trade; Employment & Social 40, 44

Affairs; Internal Market & Consumer 48, 50

Protection; Regional Development; Industry, 47, 54

Research & Energy; Legal Affairs;

Economic and Monetary Affairs 43

Communities and Local Government Regional development 50

Culture, Media and Sport Culture & education; Transport & Tourism 53, 49

Defence Security & defence; Foreign affairs 38, 36

Education Culture & education 53

Energy and Climate Change Environment, Public Health & Food Safety; 45-46


Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment, Public Health & Food Safety; 45-46

Regional Development; Fisheries; 50, 52

Agriculture 51

Environmental Audit n/a

European Scrutiny All 36-58

Finance and Services Budgets; Budgetary Control; Economic & 41, 42

Monetary Affairs 43

Foreign Affairs Foreign affairs 56

Health Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 45-46

Home Affairs Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54, 55

Home Affairs; Women’s Rights and Gender 57

Equality

International Development Foreign affairs, Human rights, Development 36-37,

41

Justice Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54, 55

Home Affairs; Constitutional Affairs 56

Liaison n/a

Members’ Expenses n/a

Northern Ireland n/a

Political and Constitutional Reform Constitutional Affairs 56

Privileges n/a

Procedure n/a

Public Accounts Budgets; Budgetary Control 41-42

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Commons Select committee European Parliament committee Page

Public Administration n/a

Regulatory Reform –

Science and Technology Culture & Education; International Trade; 53, 40

Employment & Social Affairs; Internal 44, 48

Market & Consumer Protection; Regional 50, 47

Development; Industry, Research & Energy

Scottish Affairs –

Scrutiny Unit n/a

Standards n/a

Standing Orders (Private Bills) n/a

Statutory Instruments n/a

Transport Transport & Tourism 49

Treasury Budgets; Budgetary Control; Economic & 41-43

Monetary Affairs

Treasury sub committee Budgets; Budgetary Control; Economic &

Monetary Affairs

Welsh Affairs –

Work and Pensions Employment & Social Affairs 44

33

Lords Select committee European Parliament committee Page

Administration and Works n/a

Committee of Selection n/a

Communications Culture & Education; International Trade; 53, 40

Internal Market & Consumer Protection 48

Constitution Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54, 55

Home Affairs; Constitutional Affairs 56

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform All legislative committees 36-58

Economic Affairs Budgets; Budgetary Control; Economic & 41-43

Monetary Affairs; International Trade; 40, 44

Employment & Social Affairs; Internal 48, 50

Market & Consumer Protection; Regional 47

Development; Industry, Research & Energy

Economic Affairs Finance bill Economic & Monetary Affairs 43

sub committee

EU All 36-58

EU sub committee A - Economic & Monetary Affairs 43

Economic and Financial Affairs

EU sub committee B - internal market, International Trade; Employment & Social 40, 44

infrastructure and employment Affairs; Internal Market & Consumer 48, 50

Protection; Regional Development; Industry, 47

Research & Energy

EU sub committee C - External Affairs Foreign affairs 47

EU sub committee D - Agriculture, Environment, Public Health & Food Safety; 44-46

Fisheries, Environment and Energy Regional Development; Fisheries; Industry, 50, 52

Research & Energy 47

EU sub committee E - Justice, Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54, 55

Institutions Constitutional Affairs; Home Affairs; and Consumer Protection 56, 48

Internal Market & Consumer Protection

EU sub committee F - Home Affairs, Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54, 55

Health and Education Home Affairs; Constitutional Affairs; 56,

Environment, Public Health and Food 45-46

Safety; Culture & education 53

House n/a

Hybrid Instruments n/a

Information n/a

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill n/a

Inquiries Act 2005 Legal Affairs; Civil Liberties, Justice and 54-55

Home Affairs

Liaison n/a

Lords’ Conduct n/a

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Lords Select committee European Parliament committee Page

Mental Capacity Act 2005 Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 45-46

Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Culture & Education 53

Personal Service Companies n/a

Privileges and Conduct n/a

Refreshment n/a

Science and Technology n/a

Science and Technology Culture & Education; Industry, Research & 53, 47

sub committee I Energy

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny n/a

Soft power and the UK’s Influence All committees 36-58

Standing Orders (Private Bills) n/a

35

Other Select committee European Parliament committee Page

Arms Export Controls Defence sub-committee; Foreign affairs; 38, 36

International trade 40

Banking standards Economic & monetary affairs 43

Human Rights Human rights sub-committee; Foreign 37, 36

affairs; Women’s Rights & Gender Equality 57

Intelligence and Security Defence sub-committee; Foreign affairs; 38, 36

Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs 55

National Security Strategy Defence sub-committee; Foreign affairs; 38, 36


Security Joint Defence sub-committee; Foreign affairs; 38, 36


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Part Five

Conservative Delegation Directory by Committee

Foreign Affairs (AFET)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Foreign Office

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• The EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)

• The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)

• Relations with other EU institutions, international organisations, and inter-

parliamentary assemblies

• The European Neighbourhood Policy (ie: the EU’s relations with countries on its

eastern and southern borders)

• EU enlargement

• Human rights

MEMBERSDr Charles Tannock MEP +32 2 28 45870 (Brussels)

Conservative Spokesman +33 3 88 17 58 70 (Strasbourg)

ECR Coordinator [email protected]

MEP for London



[email protected]



[email protected]



[email protected]

STAFFRichard Hazlewood +32 2 28 43493 (Brussels)

Policy Adviser +33 3 88 16 43 62 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

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Human Rights (DROI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Foreign Office; DfID


• Human rights

• Protection of minorities

• Promotion of democratic values in third countries

• Sub-committee of the Foreign Affairs committee

MEMBERSDr Charles Tannock MEP +32 2 28 45870 (Brussels)


MEP for London [email protected]

Amjad Bashir MEP +32 2 28 45319 (Brussels)

MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber +33 3 88 17 5319 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]



[email protected]

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Security and Defence (SEDE)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Ministry of Defence


• Common Foreign and Security Policy

• Common Security and Defence Policy

• Relations with international organisations such as NATO

• Sub-committee of the Foreign Affairs committee

MEMBERS




MEP for the East of England




europa.eu



[email protected]

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Committee Vice Chairman [email protected]

ECR Coordinator

MEP for South East England

STAFFAnn-Marie McCourt +32 2 28 46145 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Development (DEVE)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DfID


• Political dialogue with developing countries, international organisations,

and inter-parliamentary bodies

• Aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries

• Promotion of democratic values, good governance, and human rights

in developing countries

• Election observation missions

MEMBER

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International Trade (INTA)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: BIS, Foreign Office


• The EU’s common commercial policy

• External financial, economic and trade relations

• Measures for technical harmonisation and standardisation

• Relations with the World Trade Organisation and other international bodies

MEMBERS


Conservative Joint Spokesman +33 3 88 17 56 84 (Strasbourg)


MEP for the East Midlands


Conservative Joint Spokesman +33 3 88 17 57 33 (Strasbourg)

ECR Deputy Coordinator david.campbellbannerman@ep.

MEP for the East of England europa.eu



[email protected]

Sajjad Karim MEP +32 2 28 45640 (Brussels)


[email protected]

STAFFAlex Boyd +32 2 28 46409 (Brussels)


[email protected].

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Budgets (BUDG)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Treasury


• The EU’s multi-annual financial framework

• EU’s annual budget, including the budgets of all its institutions and agencies

• The financial activities of the European Investment Bank

• The budgetisation of the European Development Bank

MEMBERS


Conservative Spokesman +33 3 88 17 53 09(Strasbourg)

ECR Deputy Coordinator [email protected]


STAFFPeter O’Broin +32 2 28 44802 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Ann-Marie McCourt +32 2 28 46145 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Budgetary Control (CONT)



• Control of the implementation of the EU budget

• Control of the implementation of the European Development Fund

• Closure, presenting and auditing of EU accounts and balance sheets

• The financial activities of the European Investment Bank

• Monitoring the cost-effectiveness of EU financing

• Relations with the Court of Auditors

• Fraud and irregularities relating to the EU budget

MEMBERS

42





STAFFPeter O’Broin +32 2 28 44802 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)



• Single market regulation of financial services (banking, securities & markets,

and insurance & occupational pensions)

• Economic and monetary union and economic governance issues

• Oversight of the activities of the European Central Bank, the European

Systemic Risk Board and the three financial supervisory authorities (EBA, ESMA

and EIOPA)

• Competition and state aid rules

• EU taxation policy (primarily VAT and excise duties)

• Statistics

MEMBERS




MEP for Wales


MEP for South West England +33 3 88 17 56 77 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]



[email protected]

STAFFLindsay Gilbert +32 2 28 42402 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Anna Davreux +32 2 28 40928 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DWP, BIS


• Employment policy

• Social policy, including working conditions and discrimination in the workplace

• Health and safety measures in the workplace

• The European Social Fund

• Work-based training

• Free movement of workers

• Relations with employment-related institutions and organisations

MEMBER




MEP for the West Midlands



[email protected]

STAFFAnn-Marie McCourt +32 2 28 46145 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DEFRA; DECC; DoH; DfT, BIS

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Environmental policy and protection measures including air, soil and water

pollution, waste management, climate change, noise levels, regulation of

chemicals, safeguarding biodiversity and sustainable development

• International agreements aimed at protecting the environment

• Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products

• Food labelling and the safety of foodstuffs

• Veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health

• Public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems

• Relations with EU bodies such as the European Medicines Agency, European

Environment Agency, and the European Food Safety Authority

MEMBERS


Conservative Spokesman +33 388 17 56 78 (Strasbourg)


MEP for South West England and Gibraltar


MEP for Scotland +33 3 88 17 57 10 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]



[email protected]


MEP for Wales +33 3 88 17 56 87 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

46

Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (CONT)

STAFFRussell Darke +32 2 28 42518 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Patrick Cassidy +32 2 28 46146 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: BIS, DECC


• Industrial policy and the application of new technologies

• Research and innovation

• Space policy

• Information technology and telecoms

• Energy policy

MEMBERS



MEP for South West England and Gibraltar [email protected]


Conservative Spokesman, Energy +33 3 88 17 57 10 (Strasbourg)

MEP for Scotland [email protected]

STAFFGareth Goldsmith +32 2 28 40781 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: BIS


• Coordination at EU level of national legislation relating to the internal market

• The free movement of goods

• Harmonisation of technical standards

• Consumer rights

MEMBERSVicky Ford MEP +32 2 28 45672 (Brussels)


Committee Chairman [email protected]

MEP for the East of England



[email protected]



[email protected]

STAFFCameron Smith +32 2 28 43187 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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MEP for North West England



[email protected]


MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber +33 3 88 17 53 21 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

STAFFPatrick Cassidy +32 2 28 46146 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Transport and Tourism (TRAN)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DfT, DCMS


• Development of a common policy for rail, road, inland waterway, maritime and

air transport

• Establishment and development of trans-European transport networks

• Transport agreements with third countries

• Transport safety & security

• Postal services

• Tourism

MEMBERS

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Regional Development (REGI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: BIS, DCLG (devolved administrations)


• European Regional Development Fund

• Cohesion Fund

• Assessing the impact of EU policy on economic and social cohesion

• The outermost regions and islands

• Trans-frontier and inter-regional cooperation

MEMBER





STAFFPatrick Cassidy +32 2 28 46146 (Brussels)

Policy Adviser (ad interim) +33 3 88 16 43 39 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

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Agriculture (AGRI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DEFRA, DECC


• Common Agricultural Policy

• Rural development

• Legislation relating to veterinary and plant health matters,

and animal foodstuffs

• Animal husbandry and welfare

• Forestry

MEMBERS



MEP for South East England [email protected]



[email protected]


MEP for the West Midlands +33 3 88 17 51 06 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

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MEP for Scotland

STAFFCaroline Healy +32 2 28 42637 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Fisheries (PECH)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DEFRA


• Common Fisheries Policy

• Conservation of fisheries resources

• Market organisation

• European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

• International fisheries agreements

• Aquaculture

MEMBERS

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MEP for East Midlands +33 3 88 17 56 84 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

STAFFGareth Goldsmith +32 2 28 40781 (Brussels)

Policy Adviser (ad interim) +33 3 88 17 66 57 (Strasbourg)

[email protected]

Culture and Education (CULT)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: DCMS, DfES


• Knowledge and dissemination of culture

• Protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity

• Conservation of cultural heritage

• Promotion of lifelong learning

• Youth policy

• Information and media policy

MEMBERS

54

Legal Affairs (JURI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: MoJ, Home Office, BIS


• Interpretation and application of European law

• Compliance of EU acts with primary law

• Interpretation and application of international law as it relates to the EU

• Judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters

• Reform of company law and intellectual property law

• Ethical questions related to new technologies

• Statute for MEPs and staff regulations

MEMBERSajjad Karim MEP +32 2 28 45640 (Brussels)


MEP for North West England [email protected]

STAFFLindsay Gilbert +32 2 28 42402 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: MoJ, Home Office


• Fundamental rights

• Protection of minorities

• Personal data protection

• Asylum and immigration

• Common borders

• Judicial cooperation in criminal matters

MEMBERSTimothy Kirkhope MEP +32 2 28 45321 (Brussels)


ECR coordinator [email protected]

MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber



[email protected]

STAFFSuzy Wild +32 2 28 31093 (Brussels)


[email protected]

Constitutional Affairs (AFCO)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Cabinet Office, MoJ


• Institutional aspects of European integration

• Implementation of the EU Treaty and assessment of its operation

• EU enlargement

• Political parties at an EU level

• Electoral procedures

MEMBERS

56

Daniel Hannan MEP +32 2 28 45137 (Brussels)



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Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: Home Office, DCMS


• Definition, promotion and protection of women’s rights in the EU

• Promotion of women’s rights in third countries

• Equal opportunities policy

• Removal of all forms of discrimination based on sex

• Gender mainstreaming

MEMBER



MEP for South West England and Gibraltar [email protected]

STAFFCaroline Healy +32 2 28 42637 (Brussels)


[email protected]

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Petitions (PETI)

RELEVANT WHITEHALL DEPARTMENT: n/a


• Petitions

• Relations with the European Ombudsman

MEMBERSDaniel Hannan MEP +32 2 28 45137 (Brussels)



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USEFUL LINKS

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European Parliament website: www.europarl.europa.eu

EP committee pages: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/full-list.html

Implementing European directives:

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