Yesterday, Geoff Hoon MP, Leader of the House of Commons, kindly hosted an event in the Jubilee Room of the Palace of Westminster to mark the publication of the 6th edition of the book The European Parliament that I co-authored with my friends Francis Jacobs and Michael Shackleton. A number of MPs and Lords turned up, and Geoff gave a glowing endorsement of the book which he recommends all MPs to read to improve their understanding of the European Parliament.

In turn, I endorsed Geoff's plans to upgrade Commons scrutiny of EU legislation by involving expert MEPs in the Commons committees.