European and External Relations Committee, 26 Sep 2006

Meeting date: Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Official Report 250KB pdf

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European Commission Work Programme 2006

Item 6 is our European Commission work programme tracker—our regular paper that tracks the items on the Commission's work programme that the committee has identified as important and relevant to Scotland.

Members will note that the paper sets out some additional information relating to the new early warning system that was agreed by the European Council in June. That system involves the Commission providing national parliaments with draft legislative proposals and consultations for their comment. The clerks are discussing with clerks at Westminster how the committee can engage in that process. The paper asks us to agree to direct the clerks to pursue the matter and report back to the committee in due course. Members will recall that I raised the issue at the previous committee meeting. Do members have any comments to make on that?

Given the fact that a lot of this was covered by the minister in the papers that we got on the different portfolios that are being looked at, I am happy with your recommendation, convener.

Are members happy just to note the paper and for the clerks to continue their dialogue with the clerks at Westminster?

Members indicated agreement.