Written statement made by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Monday, 25 January 2010 in the House of Commons, on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Scrutiny Overrides
The figures given in the House of Lords answer delivered on 5 January 2010, Official Report columns WA26-27 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 Doc 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 no. 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 |
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- 504 c41WS
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- 2009-10
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- House of Lords House of Commons EU law Parliamentary scrutiny
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