HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006; and to perform, in respect
of such draft orders, and in respect of subordinate provisions orders
made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001,
the functions performed in respect of other instruments and draft
instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.”
11.49 The committee considers bills (except consolidation and supply
bills) as soon as possible after introduction, on the basis of a
memorandum from the relevant government department. The
committee aims to issue its reports before the bills are considered at
committee stage. If time allows, the committee also reports on
government amendments if these involve delegated powers. 1 The
committee has also reported on delegated powers in draft bills. 2
11.50 The committee also scrutinises draft orders laid before Parliament
under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (see paragraph
10.23).
Economic Affairs Committee
11.51 This committee is appointed “to consider economic affairs”. The
committee appoints a sub-committee to examine each Finance Bill. 3 The
sub-committee examines tax administration, clarification and
simplification, and not the incidence or rates of tax. The sub-committee
conducts its activities with full regard to the traditional boundary between
the two Houses on fiscal policy. 4
European Union Committee
11.52 This committee considers European Union documents and other
matters relating to the European Union. The work of the committee is
supported by the scrutiny reserve resolution passed by the House on 30
March 2010 (see appendix L, page 258).
11.53 The chairman of the committee is the Principal Deputy Chairman
of Committees, and the Second Counsel to the Chairman of Committees
acts as its legal adviser. The chairman of the committee is authorised in
1 Procedure 1st Rpt 1999–2000.
2 Liaison 1st Rpt 1998–99.
3 Procedure 5th Rpt 2001–02.
4 Procedure 3rd Rpt 2003–04.
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