Committee Bulletin Current inquiries, programme of meetings, reports and contacts 15 July 2013 Forthcoming Public Meetings Committees Please see inside for witness details: • European Union Tuesday 16 July Select Committee Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee • (A) Economic and Financial Affairs 10.40am Committee Room 2 • (B) Internal Market, Economic and Financial Affairs (Sub-Committee A) 10.45am Committee Room 1 Infrastructure and Employment Human Rights Joint Committee • (C) External Affairs 2.15pm Committee Room 4A • (D) Agriculture, Fisheries, Communications Committee Environment and Energy 3.30pm Committee Room2 • (E) Justice, Institutions and European Union Select Committee Consumer Protection 4.05pm Committee Room 4 • (F) Home Affairs, Health and Wednesday 17 July Education Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Joint Committee 9.30am Committee Room 6 • Communications Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (Sub-Committee D) • Constitution 10.30am Committee Room 2 Home Affairs, Health and Education (Sub-Committee F) • Delegated Powers and Regulatory 10.30am Committee Room 3 Reform Inquiries Act 2005 Committee • 10.40am Committee Room 4 Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (Sub-Committee D) Bill Joint Committee 11.00am Committee Room 2 • Economic Affairs Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee 3.30pm Committee Room 4A • Human Rights Joint Committee Tuesday 23 July • Inquiries Act 2005 Committee Communications Committee • Mental Capacity Act 2005 3.30pm Committee Room 2 Committee • National Security Strategy Joint Debates Committee • Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Economic Affairs Committee Committee Monday 15 July The Draft Finance Bill 2013 • Parliamentary Commission on 1st Report Session 2012-13, HL 139 Banking Standards • Sub-Committees • Science and Technology • Secondary Legislation Scrutiny • Soft Power and the UK’s Influence Committee • Recent Committees Committees that have now dissolved • Recent Debates Committee report debates European Union Economic and Financial Committee Affairs (Sub-Committee A) Remit Remit To consider European Union documents and other Sub-Committee A scrutinises EU documents and policy matters relating to the European Union. The on economics and finance, for example: Committee was re-appointed on 16 May 2012. • The EU annual budget • Tax matters • Collection of statistics • Financial regulation Current Business Current Business On 16 May, the Select Committee restructured its sub- committees, and appointed six sub-committees instead (i) Genuine Economic and Monetary Union and of seven. The new names and remits of these sub- the Implications for the UK committees are included under each individual section. A Call for Evidence was issued on 24 April 2013. The closing date for submissions is 24 June 2013. Reports recently published (i) Report on 2012-13 Debates Published on 14 June 2013: 1st Report, HL Paper 15. Tuesday 26 March Debates MiFID 11: Getting it Right for the City and EU Wednesday 26 June Financial Services Industry 2nd Report, Session 2012-13, HL Paper 28 The Future of Eu Enlargement Published 6 March 2013,10th Report, HL Paper 129 Thursday 24 January Meetings European Banking Union: Key issues and challenges Tuesday 16 July 7th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 88. 4.00pm Private 4.05pm Public Evidence will be heard from The Rt Hon David Meetings Lidington MP, Minister for Europe on the 27-28 June Tuesday 16 July European Council 10.15am Private 10.45am Public Evidence will be heard via video conference on the inquiry into Genuine Economic and Monetary Union Contact Details from Marco Pagano, Professor of Economics, Clerk Jake Vaughan University of Naples Federico II Telephone 020 7219 6083 11.30am Public Fax 020 7219 6715 Evidence will be heard via video conference on the Email [email protected] above inquiry from Dr Clemens Fuest, President, Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) Membership Chairman: L. Boswell of Aynho Contact Details L. Bowness, L. Cameron of Dillington, L. Carter of Clerk Stuart Stoner Coles, B. Corston, L. Dear, B. Eccles of Moulton, Telephone 020 7219 3616 L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Hannay of Chiswick, Fax 020 7219 6715 L. Harrison, L. Maclennan of Rogart, L. Marlesford, Email [email protected] B. O’Cathain, B. Parminter, E. Sandwich, B. Scott of Needham Market, L. Tomlinson, L. Tugendhat, Membership B. Young of Hornsey Chairman: L. Harrison L. Dear Co-opted Members: L. Brookeborough, E. Caithness, L. Carter of Coles, L. Davies of Stamford, L. Flight, L. Hamilton of Epsom, L. Kerr of Kinlochard, B. Maddock, L. Marlesford, L. Vallance of Tummel Internal Market, External Affairs Infrastructure and (Sub-Committee C) Employment Remit (Sub-Committee B) Sub-Committee C scrutinises EU documents and policy on: • Common Foreign and Security Policy Remit • Common Security & Defence Policy including EU Sub-Committee B scrutinises EU documents and policy on: military and civilian operations outside the EU; the • Employment affairs—including social security, European Security Strategy; defence co-operation. pensions, working time and the posting of workers. • External relations between the EU and non-EU • Transport—including railways, shipping, aviation countries, and other International Organisations. and internal market rules on motor vehicles. • Wider Europe: European Neighbourhood Policy • Internal Market—including the actual or expected including Eastern Partnership, Mediterranean Union. effect on UK businesses. • Development aid. • Infrastructure—including transport and telecoms. • International trade. • Research and innovation. Current Business • The digital single market. Reports recently published Current Business (i) The EU’s External Action Service Reports recently published Published on 19 March 2013: 11th Report, Session (i) The Effectiveness of EU Research and 2012-13, HL Paper 147. Innovation Proposals Debates Published on 23 April 2013: 15th Report, Session Monday 3 June 2012–13, HL Paper 162. The EU External Action Service (ii) Subsidiarity Assessment: Gender Balance on 11th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 147 Boards Meetings Published on 20 December 2012: 9th Report, Session Thursday 18 July 2012–13, HL Paper 97. 10.00am Private Meetings Thursday 25 July Monday 15 July 10.00am Private 3.00pm Private Contact Details 4.30pm Public Clerk Stuart Stoner Evidence will be heard from Professor Jo Shaw, Salvesen Telephone 020 7219 3616 Chair of European Institutions, Dean of Research and Fax 020 7219 6715 Deputy Head, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Law, University of Edinburgh; John Springford, Email [email protected] Fellow, Centre for European Reform, Don Flynn, Director of Membership Migrants Rights Network and Jonathan Portes, Director, Chairman: L. Tugendhat National Institute of Economic and Social Research. Subject: L. Foulkes of Cumnock, L. Trimble, B. Young of Free Movement of EU Migrant Workers. Hornsey Co-opted Members: B. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Contact Details B. Coussins, B. Henig, L. Jopling, L. Lamont of Lerwick, Clerk Nicole Mason L. Maclennan of Rogart, B. Quinn, L. Radice, Telephone 020 7219 4840 E. Sandwich Fax 020 7219 6715 Email [email protected] Membership Chairman: B. O’Cathain Co-opted Members: L. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L. Clinton-Davis, L. Cotter, L. Fearn, L. Freeman, L. Haskel, B. Hooper, L. Kakkar, E. Liverpool, B. Valentine, L. Wilson of Tillyorn Agriculture, Fisheries, Justice, Institutions and Environment and Energy Consumer Protection (Sub-Committee D) (Sub-Committee E) Remit Remit Sub-Committee D scrutinises EU documents and policy Sub-Committee E scrutinises EU documents and policy on: on: • The Common Agricultural Policy. • Civil and criminal justice. • Animal health and welfare. • The EU's institutions, agencies and other bodies. • The Common Fisheries Policy. • Specific matters which involve a high legal input. • The environment, including climate change. • Consumer protection. • Energy policy—including EURATOM and energy Current Business efficiency. Reports recently published Current Business (i) Workload of the Court of Justice of the Reports recently published European Union: Follow-Up Report No country is an energy Island: Securing Published on 29 April: 16th Report, Session 2012–13, Investment for the EU’s Future HL Paper 163. Published on 2 May 2013: 14th Report, Session 2012-13, HL (ii) EU police and criminal justice measures: The Paper 161. UK’s 2014 opt-out decision Debates Published on 23 April 2013: 13th Report, Session 2012- 13, HL Paper 159. Monday 3 June (iii) Leaving a bitter taste? The EU Sugar Regime The Fight Against Fraud on the EU’S 4th Report, Session 2012–13, HL Paper 44 Finances Published on 17 April 2013: 12th Report, Session 2012- Meetings 13, HL Paper 158. Wednesday 17 July Meetings 10.30am Private Wednesday 17 July 11.00am Public 4.00pm Private Evidence will be heard on reform of the Common Wednesday 24 July Fisheries Policy from Professor Chris Frid, School of 4.00pm Private Environment Sciences, University of Liverpool and Professor Jesper Raakjær, Department of Development Contact Details and Planning, Aalborg University (via video link). Clerk Elisa Rubio Wednesday 24 July Telephone 020 7219 3194 10.30am Private Fax 020 7219 6715 Contact Details Email [email protected] Clerk Aaron Speer Telephone 020 7219 3015 Membership Fax 020 7219 6715 Chairman: B. Corston Email [email protected] Co-opted Members: L. Anderson of Swansea, L. Blair of Membership Boughton, L. Dykes, V. Eccles,