b'Table 2Number of UK MEPsand percentage of the European ParliamentAfterAfter Year19791981198619941995200420072009Treaty of2014 LisbonElectionsNumber of Total MEPs410434518567626732785736754751Number of UK MEPs81818187877878727373Percentage of UK MEPs19.8%18.7%15.6%15.3%13.9%10.7%9.9%9.8%9.7%9.7%Source: Resolution of 13 March 2013 on the composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 electionsThe comparatively small proportion of UK MEPs - as of 2019, less than 10%3- has consequences.1.3. Number and percentage of UK Commissioners Table 3Number and percentage of UK CommissionersAfterFrom Year19731981198619941995October20071 July 20042013Number of EU1314171720252728 CommissionersNumber of UK Commissioners22222111Proportion of UK15.4%14.3%11.8%11.8%10.0%4.0%3.7%3.6% CommissionersSource: The Number of EU Commissioners: Past, Present and Future.EU Law Blog 2009As shown above, the UK has just onethe context of the Commission but one Commissioner out of 28. During the 2009-with absolutely no relevance to the UK. 2014 Commission, the UKs CommissionerOne is reminded of the old 1970s US joke. was Baroness Catherine Ashton, the fourthThe husband says: I make the principal choice of the then Labour government.decisions in our marriage and my wife Ashton was appointed High Representativedecides on the detail. Questioner: What for Foreign Affairs - an important job indecisions does your wife make then?21'