European Scrutiny Committee

The European Scrutiny Committee was 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 until the 2024 general election, the Committee continued to "monitor the legal and/or political importance of new EU legislation and policy and assess their potential implications for the UK. It was also able to scrutinise the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Protocol on Northern Ireland and the UK/EU Trade & Cooperation Agreement."^[1]

The committee was abolished after the 2024 general election.^[2]

2019–2024 Parliament

The membership in the 58th parliament was as follows:^[3][4]

Member		Party	Constituency
	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[a]	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
	Brendan Clarke-Smith MP	Conservative	Bassetlaw

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.

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
9 March 2020	New 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.^[5]

Member		Party	Constituency
	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

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
6 November 2017	Vacant			→		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.^[6]

Member		Party	Constituency
	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

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
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.^[7]

Member		Party	Constituency
	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

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
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

See also

• List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
• European Affairs Committee (French Assembly)