# Richard HOWITT — committee amendments in the European Parliament

Richard HOWITT (United Kingdom, S&D group) has tabled 811 committee amendments across 62 legislative procedures (399 tabled solo), between 2008-02-12 and 2016-08-22. Counts are author-attributed committee amendments; volume measures activity, not influence.

## Per parliamentary term

| Term | Amendments | Solo | Procedures | Group | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | 132 | 55 | 13 | PSE | United Kingdom |
| 7th | 371 | 228 | 29 | S&D | United Kingdom |
| 8th | 308 | 116 | 20 | S&D | United Kingdom |

## Most-amended procedures

| Procedure | Reference | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to su | 2012/2097(INI) | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2012-2097-INI.md |
| How best to harness the job creation potential of small and medium sized enterpr | 2015/2320(INI) | 52 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2015-2320-INI.md |
| Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age o | 2008/0140(CNS) | 47 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2008-0140-CNS.md |
| Eradication of torture in the world | 2013/2169(INI) | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2013-2169-INI.md |
| EU strategy towards Iran after the nuclear agreement | 2015/2274(INI) | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2015-2274-INI.md |
| Annual report on human rights in the world 2009 and the European Union's policy  | 2010/2202(INI) | 40 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2010-2202-INI.md |
| Provision of port services and financial transparency of ports | 2013/0157(COD) | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2013-0157-COD.md |
| Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities w | 2015/2258(INI) | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2015-2258-INI.md |
| Implementation of the 2010 recommendations of Parliament on social and environme | 2015/2038(INI) | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2015-2038-INI.md |
| Social entrepreneurship and social innovation in combatting unemployment | 2014/2236(INI) | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2014-2236-INI.md |
| Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper | 2007/2271(INI) | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2007-2271-INI.md |
| Negotiation and conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Turkm | 2015/2081(INI) | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2015-2081-INI.md |
| Private sector and development | 2014/2205(INI) | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2014-2205-INI.md |
| Application of the Postal Services Directive | 2016/2010(INI) | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2016-2010-INI.md |
| 66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly | 2011/2030(INI) | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/dossiers/2011-2030-INI.md |

## Frequent co-signers

Siôn SIMON (0), Jutta STEINRUCK (0), Brando BENIFEI (0), Elena GENTILE (0), Emilian PAVEL (0), Marian HARKIN (0), Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU (0), Véronique DE KEYSER (0)

Full detail, per-committee split and CSV export: https://amendeu.com/meps/2073 · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/meps/2073.json · CSV: https://amendeu.com/data/exports/meps/2073.csv

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