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Report on Committee's work during 2015-16 published

28 July 2016

The European Union Committee publishes its Report on 2015-16, which reviews the work of the committee over the last parliamentary year.

Work during the 2015-16 session

The Committee undertook important work during the 2015-16 session. This included:

  • Scrutiny of the process leading up to the 23 June 2016 referendum on UK membership of the EU; the terms of the renegotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU; and the process of withdrawing from the EU.
  • Scrutiny of over 200 EU documents and legislative proposals.
  • Hearing oral evidence from 311 witnesses and receiving 209 written submissions.
  • Publication of 15 reports on some of the most important issues affecting the UK and the EU.
  • Taking forward discussions on enhancing the role of national parliaments in the EU, in particular by piloting the first ever 'Green Card'.
  • Participating in 18 interparliamentary conferences.

Work during the forthcoming Session

Following the result of the 23 June referendum, the focus of the Committee's work shifts in the coming months, with a strong emphasis on the examination of the Government's objectives in achieving the UK's withdrawal from the EU and in building a new relationship with the EU. On 22 July 2016 the Committee published a report on Scrutinising Brexit: the role of Parliament, setting out its initial thoughts on this issue.

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