Balance of Competences Review (Progress Report) - 23rd October 2012

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mr William Hague)

Report Title Departmental L ead Semester 1 (Autumn ’12—Summer ’13 ) 1 Internal Market: Synopsis Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2 Taxation HM Treasury 3 Animal Health and Welfare and Food safety Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 4 Health Department of Health 5 Development Department for International Development 6 Foreign Policy Foreign and Commonwealth Office Semester 2 (Spring ’13—Autumn ’13) 7 Internal Market: Freedom of movement of goods HM Revenue and Customs 8 Internal Market: Free movement of persons Home Office 9 Asylum and Immigration Home Office 10 Trade and Investment Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 11 Environment Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 12 Transport Department for Transport 13 Research and Development Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 14 Tourism, Culture and Sport Department for Culture, Media and Sport 15 Civil Justice Ministry of Justice Semester 3 (Autumn ’13—Spring ’14) 16 Internal Market: Services Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 17 Internal Market: Capital HM Treasury 18 EU Budget HM Treasury 19 Cohesion Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 20 Social and Employment Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 21 Agriculture Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 22 Fisheries Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 23 Competition Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 24 Energy Department of Energy and Climate Change 25 Fundamental Rights Ministry of Justice Semester 4 (Spring ’14—Autumn ’14) 26 Economic and Monetary Union FCM Treasury 27 Health and safety and consumer protection Health and Safety Executive 28 Police and Criminal Justice Home Office 29 Education Department for Education 30 Enlargement Foreign and Commonwealth Office 31 Administrative co-operation, citizenship, information rights and statistics. Cabinet Office, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ministry of Justice, UK Statistics Authority 32 Subsidiarity, Proportionality and Article 352 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Note: This order and sequencing may be subject to change as the review progresses.

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