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<p>Between January and June 2017, 476 EU proposals and other documents were submitted
for scrutiny.</p><p>Across both Houses there were 66 occasions when the Government
supported decisions in the EU Council of Ministers before the scrutiny procedures
had been completed by either one or both Scrutiny Committees.</p><p>In each case the
Government explained to the Scrutiny Committees why it was important for the proposal
to be supported before clearance had been provided. This period of reporting coincided
with the dissolution of Parliament where between the prorogation of Parliament between
27 April and 30 June there was no opportunity for scrutiny by the Commons European
Scrutiny Committee and the Committee has yet to be reappointed in the new Parliament.
However, Lord Boswell of Aynho was reappointed as Chair of the Lords European Union
Committee on 21 June and began considering EU documents and EMs submitted to the Committee
on 27 June. As with previous six-monthly periods, the largest category of instrument
was fast-moving and sensitive CFSP and EU restrictive measures where there were 29
such instruments adopted before scrutiny could be completed. There was also a package
of 27 measures on which HM Treasury submitted EMs on the 2017 National Reform Programmes
of Member States other than Greece, which were endorsed by Heads of Government at
the June European Council without the opportunity for clearance by either Scrutiny
Committee.</p><p>The figures requested are set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>(1)
& (b). House of Lords Override</p></td><td><p>(2) & (c). House of Commons
override</p></td><td><p>(a). No. of overrides in both Houses</p></td><td><p>Total
no. of overrides</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Culture,
Media and Sport</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Communities
and Local Government</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Foreign
and Commonwealth Office*</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM
Treasury</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home
Office</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Totals</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><br></strong>*
In addition to the formal overrides listed here, there were 20 occasions when Council
Decisions were adopted prior to scrutiny by the House of Commons European Scrutiny
Committee due to their limité marking (ie. internal EU limited distribution marking
for content not intended to be in the public domain).</p>
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