European Scrutiny Committee
Monday, the House of Commons resolved by motion to appoint Stephen Phillips MP as a member of the European Scrutiny Committee for this Parliament. The Committee assesses the legal and political importance of over 1,000 EU documents each year and decides which are debated by MPs. It can also prevent Ministers from agreeing to proposals which the Committee has not cleared or which are awaiting debate by the House of Commons. Faced with a mountain of papers delivered to his office, Stephen Phillips said, "The burden of regulation and law coming out of Europe remains huge and was one of the issues which many people raised with me before the general election. I am naturally thrilled with my appointment to the Committee and am looking forward to getting stuck in with my new colleagues so we can ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny of what Brussels is up to."
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