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• Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report: Justice and Home Affairs Issues at European Union Level

  19 November 2007
  Terrorism, crime and migration are trans-national challenges. The Hague Programme, adopted in 2004, set out a way forward at the EU level, but the failure of the Constitutional Treaty could mean a reprioritisation is needed. This document sets out the Government’s reply to the Committee’s report (HCP 76-I, session 2006-07; ISBN 9780215034397), as well as the details of a letter from Commissioner Franco Frattini on behalf of the European Commission

• UK Parliament on EU Reform Treaty

  10 October 2007
  The European Union Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) opened on 23 July 2007 and was initiated following a report originally produced by the German Presidency entitled ’Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: Including the Protocols and Annexes, and Final Act with Declarations, Rome, 29 October 2004 (This report led to a ’Draft IGC Mandate’ setting out a detailed prescription on issues raised by the above report, circulated by the Presidency of the European Council). The report itself recommended a ’Reform Treaty’ that would amend existing treaties and so required an intergovernmental conference.

• Highly Skilled Migrants: Changes to the Immigration Rules

  5 September 2007
  In addition to its scrutiny of human rights implications of Government Bills, the Committee reports on other legislative measures raising significant human rights issues such as the Changes in Immigration Rules introduced in 2006.

• Victims of Overseas Terrorism Bill 2006-07

  18 June 2007
  The Bill is designed to make provision for advice and assistance to victims of acts of terrorism taking place outside the United Kingdom; for arrangements under which insurance is made available to individuals in respect of risks against injury resulting from acts of terrorism taking place outside the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

• UK Borders Bill

  5 February 2007
  Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Home Office, are published separately as Bill 53—EN.

• Science and Technology - Sixth Report

  12 September 2006
  In its investigations into the identity cards programme, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee focused on the role of scientific advice, the use of evidence and the handling of risk. These areas were chosen because of their relevance to an enquiry into a policy which encompasses the use of several continually-developing technologies requiring scientific input and the production of evidence on effectiveness.

• Developments in the European Union : Sixth Report of Session 2005-06

  29 August 2006
  House of Commons criticises UK Government for not supporting the Finnish Presidency bids to make the Council and EU more transparent

• Terrorism and Community Relations

  14 June 2005
  In this report we consider how the threat of international terrorism has affected relations between communities in this country. We outline existing problems of community relations, examining developments since the riots in the summer of 2001. We recall government policy initiatives based on analyses such as the Cantle report, as well as issues such as asylum and immigration, which although separate from community relations, have frequently been confused with them. We also note efforts to tackle racism in police forces, following the Stephen Lawrence inquiry.