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Stephen HUGHES



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Constituencies

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  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 2009/07/14 - 2014/06/30
  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 1989/07/25 - 1994/07/18
  • Labour Party icon: GB United Kingdom 1984/07/24 - 1989/07/24

Groups

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  • icon: SOC SOC Member Socialist Group 1984/07/24 - 1989/07/24
  • icon: SOC SOC Member Socialist Group 1989/07/25 - 1993/04/20
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 1993/04/21 - 1994/07/18
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 1994/07/19 - 1999/07/19
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Group of the Party of European Socialists 1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
  • icon: PSE PSE Member Socialist Group in the European Parliament 2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
  • icon: S&D S&D Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2009/07/14 - 2012/06/06
  • icon: S&D S&D Vice-Chair Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament 2012/06/07 - 2014/06/30

Committees

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RoleCommitteeStartEnd
Substitute of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1984/07/26 1987/01/20
Member of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection 1984/07/26 1987/01/20
Substitute of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1987/01/21 1989/07/24
Member of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection 1987/01/21 1989/07/24
Member of Committee on Social Affairs, Employment and the Working Environment 1989/07/26 1992/01/14
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection 1989/07/26 1992/01/14
Member of Committee on Social Affairs, Employment and the Working Environment 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Substitute of Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Substitute of Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities 1992/01/15 1994/07/18
Substitute of Subcommittee on Security and Disarmament 1992/01/28 1994/07/18
Member of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1994/07/21 1994/07/22
Substitute of Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights 1994/07/21 1997/01/15
Chair of Committee on Social Affairs and Employment 1994/07/22 1997/01/15
Chair of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1997/01/16 1999/07/19
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 1999/07/21 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 1999/07/22 2002/01/14
Substitute of Committee on Budgets 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2002/01/17 2004/07/19
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Substitute of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2004/07/21 2007/01/14
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Substitute of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2007/01/15 2007/01/30
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection 2007/01/31 2009/07/13
Substitute of Committee on Culture and Education 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2009/07/16 2012/01/18
Member of Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis 2009/10/08 2011/07/31
Substitute of Committee on Culture and Education 2012/01/19 2014/06/30
Member of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2012/01/19 2014/06/30

Delegations

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RoleDelegationStartEnd
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 1985/02/12 1986/03/09
Member of Delegation for relations with the United States 1986/03/10 1987/01/20
Vice-Chair of Delegation for relations with Poland 1989/07/26 1992/01/14
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 1992/01/15 1993/02/10
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Switzerland 1992/01/15 1993/02/10
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 1993/02/11 1994/01/31
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Switzerland 1993/02/11 1994/01/31
Member of Delegation for relations with Japan 1994/02/01 1994/07/18
Substitute of Delegation for relations with Switzerland 1994/02/01 1994/07/18
Member of Delegation for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova 1994/11/17 1995/07/11
Member of Delegation for relations with Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova 1995/07/12 1997/01/15
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR 1998/01/15 1999/02/23
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of South America and MERCOSUR 1999/02/24 1999/07/19
Member of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 1999/10/06 2002/01/14
Member of Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee 2002/02/07 2004/07/19
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2004/09/15 2007/03/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America 2004/09/15 2007/03/13
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2007/03/14 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the countries of Central America 2007/03/14 2009/07/13
Member of Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China 2009/09/16 2014/06/30
Substitute of Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2009/09/16 2014/06/30

Rapporteur

TypeDossierCommitteeTitle
Committee Opinion 2012/2078(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union
Responsible Committee 2012/2065(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Asbestos related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos
Responsible Committee Shadow 2012/0061(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
Opinion Committee Shadow 2011/2048(INI) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Modernisation of public procurement
Responsible Committee 2006/2015(INL) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Protecting European healthcare workers from blood borne infections due to needle stick injuries
Former Committee Opinion 2006/0196(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Internal market of postal services
Responsible Committee 2004/0014(CNS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (amend. Regulation (EC) No 2062/94)
Responsible Committee 2002/2124(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs A new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006
Responsible Committee 2000/0164(COS) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Civil aviation: organisation of working time of mobile workers, agreement concluded by transport associations
Former Committee Opinion 2000/0117(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Procurement water, energy, transport and postal sectors: coordination of procedures for award, utilities directive
Former Committee Opinion 2000/0115(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Public procurement, service and works contracts: coordination of procedures for the award, classical directive
Responsible Committee 1998/0321(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Maritime transport: seafarers, hours of work on board ships using Community ports
Responsible Committee 1998/0319(COD) DELE EP Delegation to Conciliation Committee Road transport, organisation of working time: mobile workers and self-employed drivers
Former Responsible Committee 1998/0319(COD) EMPL Employment and Social Affairs Road transport, organisation of working time: mobile workers and self-employed drivers

Activities

Stats

Amendment Co-authors
Name Group Country Ams
Alejandro CERCAS icon: S&D S&D icon: Spain Spain 158
Sylvana RAPTI icon: S&D S&D icon: Greece Greece 136
Minodora CLIVETI icon: S&D S&D icon: Romania Romania 130
Richard FALBR icon: S&D S&D icon: Czechia Czechia 129
Jutta STEINRUCK icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 126
Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 122
Ole CHRISTENSEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Denmark Denmark 81
Jan CREMERS icon: PSE PSE icon: Netherlands Netherlands 56
Birgit SIPPEL icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 46
Liisa JAAKONSAARI icon: S&D S&D icon: Finland Finland 44
Alejandro CERCAS icon: PSE PSE icon: Spain Spain 39
Pervenche BERÈS icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 33
Pier Antonio PANZERI icon: PSE PSE icon: Italy Italy 25
Evangelia TZAMPAZI icon: PSE PSE icon: Greece Greece 25
Richard FALBR icon: PSE PSE icon: Czechia Czechia 25
Karin JÖNS icon: PSE PSE icon: Germany Germany 25
Donata GOTTARDI icon: PSE PSE icon: Italy Italy 25
Harald ETTL icon: PSE PSE icon: Austria Austria 25
Harlem DÉSIR icon: PSE PSE icon: France France 25
Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 18
Evelyn REGNER icon: S&D S&D icon: Austria Austria 17
Olle LUDVIGSSON icon: S&D S&D icon: Sweden Sweden 17
Proinsias DE ROSSA icon: S&D S&D icon: Ireland Ireland 16
Saïd EL KHADRAOUI icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 16
Frédéric DAERDEN icon: S&D S&D icon: Belgium Belgium 15
Martin CALLANAN icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 15
Françoise CASTEX icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 13
Georges BACH icon: PPE PPE icon: Luxembourg Luxembourg 13
Elisabeth SCHROEDTER icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Germany Germany 13
Karima DELLI icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: France France 12
Sepp KUSSTATSCHER icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE icon: Italy Italy 12
Emer COSTELLO icon: S&D S&D icon: Ireland Ireland 9
Richard HOWITT icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 6
Linda McAVAN icon: S&D S&D icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Pascale GRUNY icon: PPE PPE icon: France France 4
Fiona HALL icon: ALDE ALDE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 4
Richard HOWITT icon: PSE PSE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 3
Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL icon: Greece Greece 3
Liem HOANG NGOC icon: S&D S&D icon: France France 2
Elisa FERREIRA icon: S&D S&D icon: Portugal Portugal 2
Emine BOZKURT icon: S&D S&D icon: Netherlands Netherlands 2
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ icon: S&D S&D icon: Lithuania Lithuania 2
Kinga GÖNCZ icon: S&D S&D icon: Hungary Hungary 2
Udo BULLMANN icon: S&D S&D icon: Germany Germany 1
Roberto GUALTIERI icon: S&D S&D icon: Italy Italy 1
Peter SKINNER icon: PSE PSE icon: United Kingdom United Kingdom 1

By types

Amendments (379)
Opinions (2)
Plenary speeches (125)
Reports (10)
Shadow opinions (1)
Shadow reports (1)
Written declarations (11)

By dossiers

CountDossier ReferenceTitle
1342012/0061(COD)Posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services: enforcement of Directive 96/71/EC
462008/0195(COD)Organisation of working time: persons performing mobile road transport activities
342011/2048(INI)Modernisation of public procurement
312008/2085(INI)Challenges to collective agreements in the EU
202012/2065(INI)Asbestos related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos
192012/2257(INI)European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2013
152008/0013(COD)Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community
132012/2078(INI)Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the European Union
132008/0193(COD)Health and safety at work: workers who are pregnant, have recently given birth or are breastfeeding
112008/0414(COD)
102012/2011(COD)
102011/0438(COD)Public procurement
82011/0152(COD)Minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)
72012/2097(INI)Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
32009/2221(INI)Promoting youth access to the labour market, strengthening trainee, internship and apprenticeship status
32006/2015(INL)Protecting European healthcare workers from blood borne infections due to needle stick injuries
22012/2151(INI)Towards a genuine Economic and Monetary Union
22012/2131(INI)Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination
22009/2002(BUD)2010 budget: section III, Commission
22008/0142(COD)Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare
22008/0140(CNS)
21998/0319(COD)Road transport, organisation of working time: mobile workers and self-employed drivers
12013/2017(BUD)2014 budget: mandate for trilogue
12011/2147(INI)Mid-term review of the European strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
12010/2239(INI)Towards adequate, sustainable and safe European pension systems
12012/2098(INI)Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
12008/2199(INI)State of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections
12008/2330(INI)Renewed social agenda
12004/0209(COD)Organisation of working time
12008/0141(COD)Information and consultation of employees: establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings. Recast
12007/2202(INI)Progress made in equal opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC)
12007/2146(INI)Community strategy 2007-2012 on health and safety at work
12007/2209(INI)Common principles on flexicurity
12007/2637(RSP)Resolution on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation
12006/0196(COD)Internal market of postal services
12006/2240(INI)Promoting decent work for all
12005/0263(COD)Medical devices and active implantable medical devices
12006/0271(CNS)Employment policy: guidelines for 2007 (Decision 2005/600/EC)
12005/2248(INI)European social model for the future
12006/2036(INI)The transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on European Union labour markets
11992/0449B(COD)Safety and health at work: exposure of workers to optical radiations
12004/0240(COD)Port services: market access and financing of maritime ports
12013/2528(RSP)Decision on the opening of, and on the mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy
12011/2543(RSP)Resolution on preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011)
12010/2987(RSP)Resolution on establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area
12009/2182(INI)Financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning the measures and initiatives to be taken. Mid-term report
12010/2591(RSP)Resolution on EU 2020
12010/2529(RSP)Resolution on the proposal for a Council directive implementing the Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector concluded by HOSPEEM and EPSU
11998/2096(COS)Social action programme 1998-2000
12002/2124(COS)A new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006
12000/0164(COS)Civil aviation: organisation of working time of mobile workers, agreement concluded by transport associations
11998/0321(COD)Maritime transport: seafarers, hours of work on board ships using Community ports
12004/0014(CNS)European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (amend. Regulation (EC) No 2062/94)

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Born

1952/08/19 - Sunderland

History

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    Diploma in Municipal Administration (1975). Local government officer (1972-1979; 1982-1984). Assistant to Roland Boyes MEP (1979-1982).
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    In the Labour Party: from the early 1970s onward successively held chairmanships/secretaryships of several Labour Party branches; other posts from the late 1970s into the 1980s included: a period as constituency party secretary, Chester-le-Street; election agent for all elections held during that period and agent to Giles Radice MP; Chair of district Labour Party; member of regional executive committee. Throughout 1970s and into early 1980s held a series of chairmanships/secretaryships of TU workplace branches for the NALGO and GMB trade unions; served as a workplace health and safety representative in various workplaces. PES delegate to the Socialist International.
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    Member of the European Parliament (since 1984). Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (1994-1997); Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1997-1999).
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    Member of the Robins Institute Management Advisory Committee (1993- ).
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    • Diploma in Municipal Administration (1975). Local government officer (1972-1979; 1982-1984). Assistant to Roland Boyes MEP (1979-1982).
    • In the Labour Party: from the early 1970s onward successively held chairmanships/secretaryships of several Labour Party branches; other posts from the late 1970s into the 1980s included: a period as constituency party secretary, Chester-le-Street; election agent for all elections held during that period and agent to Giles Radice MP; Chair of district Labour Party; member of regional executive committee. Throughout 1970s and into early 1980s held a series of chairmanships/secretaryships of TU workplace branches for the NALGO and GMB trade unions; served as a workplace health and safety representative in various workplaces. PES delegate to the Socialist International.
    • Member of the European Parliament (since 1984). Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs and Employment (1994-1997); Chairman of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (1997-1999).
    • Member of the Robins Institute Management Advisory Committee (1993- ).