The UK Parliament and European business: Recent reforms and scrutiny issues

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Series Details SN/IA/4977 (24.2.09)
Publication Date 24/02/2009
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This note updates aspects of Research Paper 05/85, 'The UK Parliament and European business', of 2 December 2005. It looks at changes to EC scrutiny procedures in 2008 and 2009, as well as other scrutiny issues, such as the Government's use of the scrutiny override and Parliament's role in considering agreement on a 'general approach' in the Council of Ministers.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/SN04977
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United Kingdom: House of Commons: Library: Research Papers: No.05/85, December 2005 http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/RP05-85.pdf

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