European Scrutiny Committee

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The European Scrutiny Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Following Britain's withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020 and the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the Committee continues to "monitor the legal and/or political importance of new EU legislation and policy and assess their potential implications for the UK. It may also scrutinise the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Protocol on Northern Ireland and the UK/EU Trade & Cooperation Agreement." [1]

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Membership

The current membership is as follows: [2]

MemberPartyConstituency
Sir William Cash MP (Chair) Conservative Stone
Tahir Ali MP Labour Birmingham Hall Green
John Baron MP Conservative Basildon and Billericay
Jon Cruddas MP Labour Dagenham and Rainham
Geraint Davies MP Labour and Co-op Swansea West
Allan Dorans MP SNP Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Richard Drax MP Conservative South Dorset
Margaret Ferrier MP Independent [lower-alpha 1] Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Marcus Fysh MP Conservative Yeovil
Dame Margaret Hodge MP Labour Barking
Adam Holloway MP Conservative Gravesham
David Jones MP Conservative Clwyd West
Stephen Kinnock MP Labour Aberavon
Craig Mackinlay MP Conservative South Thanet
Gavin Robinson MP Democratic Unionist Belfast East
Greg Smith MP Conservative Buckingham
  1. Suspended from Scottish National Party

Changes 2019-present

Occasionally, the House of Commons orders changes to be made in terms of membership of select committees, as proposed by the Committee of Selection. Such changes from 2019 onwards are shown below.

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
9 March 2020New seat Margaret Ferrier MP (SNP) Rutherglen and Hamilton West Parliament
2 November 2021 Charlotte Nichols MP (Labour) Warrington North Dame Margaret Hodge MP (Labour) Barking Parliament
27 June 2022 David Lammy MP (Labour) Tottenham Geraint Davies MP (Labour and Co-op) Swansea West Parliament
4 July 2022 Andrea Jenkyns MP (Conservative) Morley and Outwood John Baron MP (Conservative) Basildon and Billericay Parliament
Marco Longhi MP (Conservative) Dudley North Adam Holloway MP (Conservative) Gravesham
Anne Marie Morris MP (Conservative) Newton Abbot Gavin Robinson MP (DUP) Belfast East

2017-2019 Parliament

Members of the committee were announced on 30 October 2017. [3]

MemberPartyConstituency
Sir William Cash MP Conservative Stone
Douglas Chapman MP SNP Dunfermline and West Fife
Steve Double MP Conservative St Austell and Newquay
Richard Drax MP Conservative South Dorset
Marcus Fysh MP Conservative Yeovil
Kate Green MP Labour Stretford and Urmston
Kate Hoey MP Labour Vauxhall
Kelvin Hopkins MP Labour Luton North
Darren Jones MP Labour Bristol North West
David Jones MP Conservative Clwyd West
Stephen Kinnock MP Labour Aberavon
Andrew Lewer MP Conservative Northampton South
Michael Tomlinson MP Conservative Mid Dorset and North Poole
David Warburton MP Conservative Somerton and Frome
Dr Philippa Whitford MP SNP Central Ayrshire

Changes 2017-2019

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
6 November 2017Vacant Geraint Davies MP (Labour) Swansea West Parliament
9 July 2018 Douglas Chapman MP (Scottish National) Dunfermline and West Fife Martyn Day MP (Scottish National) Linlithgow and East Falkirk Parliament
21 October 2019 Kate Green MP (Labour) Stretford and Urmston Vacant Parliament

2015-2017 Parliament

Members of the committee were announced on 15 July 2015. [4]

MemberPartyConstituency
Sir William Cash MP Conservative Stone
Geraint Davies MP Labour Swansea West
Richard Drax MP Conservative South Dorset
Peter Grant MP SNP Glenrothes
Damian Green MP Conservative Ashford
Nia Griffith MP Labour Llanelli
Kate Hoey MP Labour Vauxhall
Kelvin Hopkins MP Labour Luton North
Calum Kerr MP SNP Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Craig Mackinlay MP Conservative South Thanet
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Conservative North East Somerset
Alec Shelbrooke MP Conservative Elmet and Rothwell
Kelly Tolhurst MP Conservative Rochester and Strood
Andrew Turner MP Conservative Isle of Wight
Heather Wheeler MP Conservative South Derbyshire

Changes 2015-2017

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
9 November 2015 Nia Griffith MP (Labour) Llanelli The Hon. Stephen Kinnock MP (Labour) Aberavon Parliament
18 July 2016 Kelvin Hopkins MP (Labour) Luton North Kate Green OBE MP (Labour) Stretford and Urmston Parliament
7 November 2016 The Rt Hon Damian Green MP (Conservative) Ashford Steve Double MP (Conservative) St Austell and Newquay Parliament
Alec Shelbrooke MP (Conservative) Elmet and Rothwell Michael Tomlinson MP (Conservative) Mid Dorset and North Poole
Kelly Tolhurst MP (Conservative) Rochester and Strood David Warburton FRSA MP (Conservative) Somerton and Frome
Heather Wheeler MP (Conservative) South Derbyshire Mike Wood MP (Conservative) Dudley South
28 November 2016 Peter Grant MP (Scottish National) Glenrothes Alan Brown MP (Scottish National) Kilmarnock and Loudoun Parliament
Calum Kerr MP (Scottish National) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Dr Paul Monaghan MP (Scottish National) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
6 February 2017 Dr Paul Monaghan MP (Scottish National) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Chris Stephens MP (Scottish National) Glasgow South West Parliament

2010-2015 Parliament

Members of the committee were announced on 26 July 2010. [5]

MemberPartyConstituency
Sir William Cash MP Conservative Stone
James Clappison MP Conservative Hertsmere
Michael Connarty MP Labour Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Jim Dobbin MP Labour Co-Op Heywood and Middleton
Julie Elliott MP Labour Sunderland Central
Tim Farron MP Liberal Democrats Westmorland and Lonsdale
Nia Griffith MP Labour Llanelli
Chris Heaton-Harris MP Conservative Daventry
Kelvin Hopkins MP Labour Luton North
Chris Kelly MP Conservative Dudley South
Tony Lloyd MP Labour Stretford
Penny Mordaunt MP Conservative Portsmouth North
Stephen Phillips MP Conservative Sleaford and North Hykeham
Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Conservative North East Somerset
Henry Smith MP Conservative Crawley
Ian Swales MP Liberal Democrats Redcar

Changes 2010-2015

DateOutgoing Member
& Party
ConstituencyNew Member
& Party
ConstituencySource
28 November 2011 Tony Lloyd MP (Labour) Manchester Central Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Hansard
4 March 2013 Sandra Osborne MP (Labour) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Linda Riordan MP (Labour/Co-op) Halifax Hansard
17 June 2013 Jim Dobbin KSG KMCO MP (Labour/Co-op) Heywood and Middleton Joe Benton MP (Labour) Bootle Parliament
5 July 2013 Joe Benton MP (Labour) Bootle Geraint Davies MP (Labour/Co-op) Swansea West Parliament
15 July 2013 Penny Mordaunt MP (Conservative) Portsmouth North Andrew Bingham MP (Conservative) High Peak Hansard
25 November 2013 Tim Farron MP (Liberal Democrats) Westmorland and Lonsdale Stephen Gilbert MP (Liberal Democrats) St Austell and Newquay Parliament
Ian Swales MP (Liberal Democrats) Redcar Mike Thornton MP (Liberal Democrats) Eastleigh

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