Rural Affairs and Environment Committee

Meeting date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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European Union Legislative Proposals (Reporter)

Our next item of business is the appointment of an EU reporter. A member of the committee is to serve as EU reporter on behalf of the committee as part of a pilot scheme on the so-called early warning system for consideration of EU legislative proposals. It follows on from the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, which envisages an enhanced application of the principle of subsidiarity in rejecting or amending legislative proposals from Europe.

The project was proposed by the European and External Relations Committee in a report last year and was agreed by the Parliament last month. It has been agreed that each subject committee in the Parliament will nominate a reporter for the duration of the pilot, which will last until dissolution.

I have taken informal soundings on the position from committee members and I am pleased to nominate Liam McArthur for the role, unless anyone else would like to put themselves forward.

Members: Hear, hear!

I nominate Karen Gillon. [Laughter.]

I second that.

It has been seconded so we must have a vote.

I decline.

Karen Gillon has declined. I invite Liam McArthur to accept the nomination.

I accept.

Thanks, Liam. That concludes the public part of today’s meeting. I thank everyone for their attendance.

11:34 Meeting continued in private until 12:57.