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Written question asked by Baroness Deech (Crossbench) on Monday, 29 October 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 November 2018. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Monday, 12 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Exiting the European Union.

EU Institutions: Allowances

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to relevant authorities to encourage them to reform the requirements for disclosure of expenditure of allowances by (1) Members of the European Parliament, and (2) judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Answer

The level of allowances for Members of the European Parliament are decided internally by the European Parliament’s Bureau and are outlined in the MEP Statute.

The European Council determines the salaries, allowances and pensions of EU high-level public office holders, including those of the judges of the CJEU. Therefore the UK, as a Member State, has had the opportunity to feed in and shape discussions around the relevant regulations governing these aspects.

The allowances of the President and members of the Court of Justice of the European Union are provided for in Council Regulation (EU) 2016/300 determining the emoluments of EU high-level public office holders which was adopted on 29 February 2016.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL11082
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Disclosure of information Allowances European Parliament members Judges Court of Justice of the European Union
Link
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