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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Tuesday 1 March 2011

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

1481-82

 

Consideration of Bill


 

European Union Bill, As Amended

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr John Whittingdale

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

1

 

Page  4,  line  8  [Clause  4],  at end insert ‘except where any such provision

 

substantially affects all or any of the political, economic, fiscal, social or constitutional

 

relationship between the United Kingdom and other Member States of the European

 

Union.’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr John Whittingdale

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

2

 

Page  12,  line  4  [Clause  18],  at end insert—

 

    

‘In section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972, after subsection (1) there is

 

inserted the following—

 

    

“(1A).”’.

 

Secretary William Hague

 

3

 

Page  9,  line  2  [Clause  10],  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

A Minister of the Crown may not vote in favour of or otherwise support a decision

 

to which this subsection applies unless Parliamentary approval has been given in

 

accordance with this section.


 
 

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

(1B)    

Subsection (1A) applies to a decision under Article 48(7) of TEU which in

 

relation to a provision of TFEU applies the ordinary legislative procedure in place

 

of a special legislative procedure not requiring the Council to act unanimously.’

 

Decisions subject to special referral procedure in TFEU

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A Minister of the Crown may not permit the United Kingdom’s participation in

 

the final adoption of a decision to which this subsection applies unless subsection

 

(3) or (4) is complied with in relation to the draft decision.

 

(2)    

The decisions to which subsection (1) applies are—

 

(a)    

a decision under the provision of Article 48 of TFEU that permits the

 

adoption of legislative acts in the field of social security;

 

(b)    

a decision under the provision of Article 82(2) of TFEU that permits the

 

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules in criminal procedure,

 

unless the decision falls under section 9(4);

 

(c)    

a decision under the provision of Article 83(1) of TFEU that permits the

 

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules concerning the

 

definition of criminal offences and sanctions, unless the decision falls

 

under section 9(4);

 

(d)    

a decision under the provision of Article 83(2) of TFEU that permits the

 

adoption of directives establishing minimum rules concerning the

 

definition of criminal offences and sanctions.

 

(3)    

This subsection is complied with if—

 

(a)    

a draft decision is before the Council,

 

(b)    

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

 

the House does not believe the United Kingdom should request the

 

referral of a specified draft decision to the European Council under the

 

provision of Article 48 of TFEU, Article 82(3) of TFEU or Article 83(3)

 

of TFEU, as the case may be, providing for such a request, and

 

(c)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

 

(4)    

This subsection is complied with if—

 

(a)    

a draft decision is before the European Council,

 

(b)    

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

 

the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to support the

 

referral of a specified draft decision back to the Council, and

 

(c)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’.

 

Christ Heaton-Harris

 

4

 

Page  8,  line  22  [Clause  9],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

For decisions under a provision falling within either paragraph (b) or (c) of

 

subsection (2) that are subject to qualified majority voting, otherwise supporting

 

a decision includes, for the purposes of subsection (4), permitting the United

 

Kingdom’s participation in the final adoption of a decision.’.

 


 
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