One of the reasons why it's so important to form a group in the EU Parliament is that it increases the number of inside men (and women) we have on committees, seeing first hand what is working its way through the bureaucratic mess that passes for a legislative system and having the opportunity to filter out some of the more dangerous and outrageous suggestions before they get to the puppet parliament.
Here are the committee appointments for UKIP members of the EFDD group:
| Committee | Member 1 | Member 2 |
| Foreign Affairs | Jim Carver | |
| Development | Nathan Gill | |
| International Trade | William Dartmouth | |
| Budgets | Jonathan Arnott | |
| Budgetary Control | Jonathan Arnott | |
| Economic & Monetary Affairs | Patrick O'Flynn | Steve Woolfe |
| Employment & Social Affairs | Jane Collins | |
| Industry, Research & Energy | Roger Helmer | |
| Internal Market & Consumer Protection | Amjid Bashir | Margot Parker |
| Transport & Tourism | Jill Seymour | |
| Regional Development | Bill Etheridge | Julia Reid |
| Agriculture & Rural Development | Stuart Agnew | |
| Fisheries | David Coburn | Ray Finch |
| Culture & Education | Louise Bours | |
| Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs | Gerard Batten | |
| Women's Rights & Gender Equality | Margot Parker | |
| Petitions | Tim Aker | |
| Human Rights | Amjad Bashir | |
| Security & Defence | Mike Hookem | |
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