Oral evidence transcripts

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Axel Schäfer MdB, Deputy Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group (with responsibility for European Affairs) and Substitute Member of the Bundestag Committee on European Affairs, and Detlef Seif MdB, Deputy CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group Spokesperson on EU Affairs and Member of the German Bundestag Committee on European Affairs

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Foreign Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Vijay Rangarajan, Europe Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Jean Bizet, Chairman of the French Sénat European Affairs Committee, and Fabienne Keller, Vice-Chair of the French Sénat European Affairs Committee and Rapporteur on the UK-EU Relationship

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Mr Manfred Weber MEP, Head of the European People’s Party, European Parliament, and Mr Brian Hayes MEP, European People’s Party, European Parliament

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Mr Steven Blockmans, Senior Research Fellow and Head of EU Foreign Policy, Centre for European Policy Studies, Mr Henning vom Stein, Head of Brussels Office, Bertelsmann Stiftung, and Mr Janis Emmanouilidis, Director of Studies, European Policy Centre

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Mr Ashley Fox MEP, European Conservatives and Reformists Group, European Parliament, Ms Glenis Willmott MEP, Socialists and Democrats Group, European Parliament, and Ms Catherine Bearder MEP, Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, European Parliament

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Elmar Brok MEP and Danuta Hübner MEP, European Parliament

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Mr Jonathan Faull, Head of the Task Force for Strategic Issues related to the UK Referendum

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Professor Andrew Scott, Professor of European Studies, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Laura Cram, Professor of European Politics, University of Edinburgh

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Christina McKelvie MSP, Convenor, and Jamie McGrigor MSP and Anne McTaggart MSP, members, Scottish Parliament European and External Relations Committee

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Scottish Government, and Craig Egner, Head of European Relations (Edinburgh)

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Andy Bagnall, Director of Campaigns, CBI, Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, TheCityUK, Frances O’Grady, General Secretary, TUC, and Owen Tudor, Head of European Union and International Relations, TUC

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Dr Sara Hagemann, London School of Economics, Professor Anand Menon, King's College London, and Professor Simon Hix, London School of Economics

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses HE Claus Grube, Ambassador of Denmark to the United Kingdom, HE Dan Mulhall, Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain, and HE Witold Sobków, Ambassador of Poland to the United Kingdom

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses David Melding AM, Alun Davies AM, Suzy Davies AM, Rt Hon Lord Elis-Thomas AM, and William Powell AM, Members of the Welsh Assembly Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister for Wales and Dr Robert Parry, Head of European Affairs, Welsh Government

Inquiry Visions of EU reform inquiry

Witnesses Dr Hywel Ceri Jones, EU Funding Ambassador for Wales, and Dr Joanna Hunt, Reader in Law, Cardiff University