MEPs spend a large amount of their time in the European Parliament working on specialised committees to scrutinise and amend proposals for new EU laws.
There are 20 parliamentary committees, which meet once or twice a month in Brussels to draw up, amend and adopt legislative proposals. They consider European Commission and European Council proposals and, where necessary, draw up reports to be presented to the plenary assembly, which usually meets in Strasbourg.
Labour MEPs are represented on the following committees in the European Parliament:
To go directly to an MEPs web page please click on their name.
Alternatively you can go to a Committee's home page on the European Parliament website by clicking on the name of the Committee.
| Committee | Member |
|---|---|
| Agriculture & Rural Development | Brian Simpson MEP |
| Budgets | Derek Vaughan MEP |
| Budgetary Control | Derek Vaughan MEP |
| Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs |
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| Constitutional Affairs | David Martin MEP |
| Culture & Education | |
| Development | |
| Economic & Monetary Affairs |
Arlene McCarthy MEP
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| Employment and Social Affairs | Stephen Hughes MEP Claude Moraes MEP |
| Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety | Linda McAvan MEP Glenis Willmott MEP |
| Foreign Affairs | Richard Howitt MEP |
| Human Rights Sub Committee | David Martin MEP Richard Howitt MEP (1st Vice Chair) |
| Security Sub Committee | Richard Howitt MEP |
| Internal Market & Consumer Protection | Catherine Stihler MEP Arlene McCarthy MEP (Chair) |
| Industry, Research & Energy | Derek Vaughan MEP Peter Skinner MEP |
| International Trade | David Martin MEP |
| Legal Affairs | Richard Howitt MEP |
| Petitions | Michael Cashman MEP |
| Regional Development | Mary Honeyball MEP |
| Transport & Tourism | Brian Simpson MEP (Chair) |
| Women's Rights & Gender Equality | Mary Honeyball MEP |
