Reforming the European scrutiny system in the House of Commons. Vol 1: Report together with formal minutes. Vol 2: Oral evidence. Vol 3: Written evidence

The United Kingdom House of Commons' European Scrutiny Committee published a Report on the House of Commons' scrutiny system of the European Union on the 27 November 2013.

The Committee's main recommendations were:

The committee's main recommendations are:

+ Parliament should be able to object to EU proposals and veto their application in the UK

+ Parliament should be able to unilaterally repeal existing EU legislation from the statute book

+ The government should commit in advance to debates on measures of 'strong' interest to MPs

+ Ministers should be questioned in the Commons before EU summits

+ Domestic select committees should scrutinise aspects of EU policy

+ EU committees should have permanent chairs and not be whipped

+ The UK's representative in Brussels should give evidence to MPs before their appointment.

• Primary Source

UK: House of Common: European Scrutiny Committee: 24th Report (2013-14)HC 109-I http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmeuleg/109/109.pdf

UK: House of Common: European Scrutiny Committee: 24th Report (2013-14)HC 109-II http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmeuleg/109/109ii.pdf

UK: House of Common: European Scrutiny Committee: 24th Report (2013-14)HC 109-III http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmeuleg/109/109vw.pdf

ESO: Background information: Give Parliament 'more tools' to scrutinise EU say MPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/revised-evidence-states-make-new-push-to-ban-far-right-npd/

BBC News, 28.11.13: Give Parliament 'more tools' to scrutinise EU say MPs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25126672

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/ http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/european-scrutiny-committee/

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