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The European Statutory Instruments Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It has a remit to consider proposed instruments relating to the European Union. [1]
As of 15 March 2020, the members of the committee are as follows: [2]
| Member | Party | Constituency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Jones MP | Conservative | Harrogate & Knaresborough | |
| Kirsty Blackman MP | SNP | Aberdeen North | |
| Geraint Davies MP | Labour | Swansea West | |
| Rt. Hon Philip Dunne PC MP | Conservative | Ludlow | |
| Stephen Kinnock MP | Labour | Aberavon | |
| Rt. Hon. Sir David Evennett PC MP | Conservative | Bexleyheath and Crayford | |
| Vicky Ford MP | Conservative | Chelmsford | |
| Owen Thompson MP | SNP | Midlothian | |
| Flick Drummond MP | Conservative | Meon Valley | |
| Mark Garnier MP | Conservative | Wyre Forest | |
| Charlotte Nichols MP | Labour | Warrington North | |
| Richard Holden MP | Conservative | North West Durham | |
| Mary Robinson MP | Conservative | Cheadle | |
| Craig Williams MP | Conservative | Montgomeryshire | |
| Jo Stevens MP | Labour | Cardiff Central | |
| Liz Twist MP | Labour | Blaydon | |
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