CBI says UK Parliament is failing to scrutinise Brussels lawmakers

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Series Details 19.8.04
Publication Date 19/08/2004
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The Confederation of British Industry has criticised UK MPs for failing to scrutinise European legislation, saying that business believes the UK parliament is "asleep on the job". Digby Jones, Director-General, called for a package of parliamentary reforms to increase national influence over the EU, which now makes more than half the laws affecting UK firms.
Source Link http://www.cbi.org.uk/ndbs/press.nsf/0363c1f07c6ca12a8025671c00381cc7/f86caf331f73cf1480256ef30030b400?OpenDocument
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United Kingdom: House of Commons: Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons: Memorandum: Scrutiny of European Matters in the House of Commons: Government Memorandum from the Leader of the House of Commons, April 2004 http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmmodern/508/508m03.htm
United Kingdom: House of Commons: European Scrutiny Committee http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/
BBC News: Checks on EU laws 'insufficient', 20.8.04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3581554.stm
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