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House of Commons

Tuesday 10 September 2013

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

European Union (Referendum) Bill

[Fifth Sitting]

Emma Reynolds

Withdrawn  83

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out ‘by order’ and insert ‘present further legislation

to Parliament to’.

Emma Reynolds

Not called  81

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  13,  after second ‘a’, insert ‘super-affirmative resolution’.

Emma Reynolds

Not called  80

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(5)
Results for the referendum will be published according to European

parliamentary constituencies, except that Gibraltar’s results shall be published

separately from the rest of the South West.’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mr William Bain

Not called  91

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(5)
If the turn out for the vote is found to be less than 50 per cent of electors, the

referendum is to be considered invalid.’.

Mr Barry Sheerman

Mr William Bain

Not called  92

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘If it appears to the Secretary of State that less than 40 per cent of the

persons entitled to vote in the referendum have voted “no” in reply to the

question posed in the referendum he shall lay before Parliament the draft

of an Order for the repeal of this Act.’.

Martin Horwood

Not called  99

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  at end add—

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European Union (Referendum) Bill, continued

‘(5)
Polls shall be combined as set out in the Schedule [Combination of Polls].’.

Clause Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Wednesday at 8.55 am



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