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Written statement made by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour) on Monday, 25 January 2010 in the House of Lords, on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


EU: Scrutiny Override

My honourable friend the Minister for Europe (Chris Bryant) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. The figures given in the House of Lords Answer delivered on 5 January 2010, Official Report, cols. WA 26-27, were incorrect. The latest report shows there were a total of 15 instruments (and not 14 as incorrectly given previously) which Ministers supported before one or both of our parliamentary EU committees had completed their scrutiny. Instrument 15 related to document 7616/08 on ship source pollution, a Ministry of Justice lead. The table below provides information on how many of these 15 instruments were scrutiny overrides in each House, with the departments shown as leading on these instruments.

Department Total number of instruments overridden Overrides in House of Lords Overrides in House of Commons
Treasury 6 6 5
Defra 5 5 2
BIS 1 1
DCSF 1 1 1
FCO 1 1
MoJ 1 1
Total 15 14 9

Secondary information

Type
Written statement
Reference
716 c73-4WS 
Session
2009-10
Related items
European Union: Scrutiny Reserve
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
House of Lords House of Commons EU law Parliamentary scrutiny
Link
View this Written statement on www.publications.parliament.uk