New Sub-Committees appointed by the European Union Committee
23 April 2020
The EU Select Committee has today appointed five new Sub-Committees to replace the previous six Sub-Committee.
Background
The European Union Committee has adopted a new structure to reflect the United Kingdom's changed relationship with the European Union. The new structure, which involves a reduction from six to four EU facing Sub-Committees, sits alongside a revised terms of reference agreed by the House of Lords on 17 March 2020, is designed to help the Committee to scrutinise the Government's policies and actions in respect of the EU, including the conduct of negotiations on the UK-EU relationship and its implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, and to consider EU proposals in detail.
The Committee will also, through its new International Agreements sub-committee, scrutinise all new international agreements, or treaties, negotiated and concluded by the UK Government with countries and organisations other than the EU.
The new structure
The Committee has appointed five new Sub-Committees:
- EU Environment Sub-Committee
- EU Goods Sub-Committee
- International Agreements Sub-Committee
- EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee
- EU Services Sub-Committee
Further information
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