(12 years, 1 month ago)
Written StatementsI wish to inform the House that, further to my oral statement at the launch of the balance of competences review on 12 July 2012, Official Report, column 468, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is today publishing the timetable for the review including departmental responsibility for the reports into each individual area of competence.
The review will complete its work during 2014 and will look at the scope of the EU’s competences (the power to act in particular areas conferred on it by the EU Treaties) as they affect the UK, how they are used, and what that means for Britain and our national interests.
The review will be divided into four semesters, each containing six to 10 reports. This will allow reports on related topics to be grouped together. The reports from each semester will be published at the end of that semester. If necessary, changes to this timetable will be made in order to take account of any events which could impact upon the timing of a report. The semesters are:
Semester one: | autumn 2012—summer 2013 |
Semester two: | spring 2013—winter 2013 |
Semester three: | autumn 2013—summer 2014 |
Semester four: | spring 2014—autumn 2014 |
Report Title | Departmental Lead | |
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Semester 1 (Autumn ’12—Summer ’13) | ||
1 | Internal Market: Synopsis | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
2 | Taxation | HM Treasury |
3 | Animal Health and Welfare and Food safety | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
4 | Health | Department of Health |
5 | Development | Department for International Development |
6 | Foreign Policy | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
Semester 2 (Spring ’13—Autumn ’13) | ||
7 | Internal Market: Freedom of movement of goods | HM Revenue and Customs |
8 | Internal Market: Free movement of persons | Home Office |
9 | Asylum and Immigration | Home Office |
10 | Trade and Investment | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
11 | Environment | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
12 | Transport | Department for Transport |
13 | Research and Development | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
14 | Tourism, Culture and Sport | Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
15 | Civil Justice | Ministry of Justice |
Semester 3 (Autumn ’13—Spring ’14) | ||
16 | Internal Market: Services | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
17 | Internal Market: Capital | HM Treasury |
18 | EU Budget | HM Treasury |
19 | Cohesion | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
20 | Social and Employment | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
21 | Agriculture | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
22 | Fisheries | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
23 | Competition | Department for Business, Innovation and Skills |
24 | Energy | Department of Energy and Climate Change |
25 | Fundamental Rights | Ministry of Justice |
Semester 4 (Spring ’14—Autumn ’14) | ||
26 | Economic and Monetary Union | FCM Treasury |
27 | Health and safety and consumer protection | Health and Safety Executive |
28 | Police and Criminal Justice | Home Office |
29 | Education | Department for Education |
30 | Enlargement | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
31 | Administrative co-operation, citizenship, information rights and statistics. | Cabinet Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Justice, UK Statistics Authority |
32 | Subsidiarity, Proportionality and Article 352 | Foreign and Commonwealth Office |
Note: | This order and sequencing may be subject to change as the review progresses. |