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| European Union (Referendum) Bill
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| | Another Amendment (No. 68) proposed, in page 1, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(1A) | Before the appointment of the day on which the referendum is to be held, the |
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| | Secretary of State shall consult the bodies listed in the Schedule (Organisations |
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| | to be consulted before a referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the |
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| | European Union) on the merits or otherwise of the United Kingdom remaining a |
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| | member of the European Union and shall lay before Parliament a report of the |
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| | Question proposed, That the Amendment be made. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out subsection (2) and insert ‘on a date to be |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out subsection 2. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from ‘held’ to end of line 6 and insert ‘on 7 May |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘before 31 December 2017’ and insert ‘on 23 |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘31 December 2017’ and insert ‘1 July 2017’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘2017’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘2017’ and insert ‘2015’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘2017’ and insert ‘2016’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘2017’ and insert ‘2018’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out ‘2017’ and insert ‘2019’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 4, after ‘2017’, insert ‘and not between 31 July and 1 |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (3). |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The Secretary of State shall establish a European Union Referendum |
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| | Commission to consider the date or dates on which the referendum is to be held. |
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| | (3A) | The Commission shall report to the Secretary of State within 12 months of its |
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| | (3B) | The Secretary of State shall by order provide for the date or dates to be |
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| | implemented as recommended by the Commission.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The Commission shall consult with and seek to secure agreement from the |
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| | devolved administrations on the date or dates to be appointed for the |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (3) and insert— |
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| | ‘(3) | The date shall be appointed in accordance with the conclusions of the Speaker’s |
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| | Committee for the Referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the |
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| | European Union, as established under Schedule (Speaker’s Committee for the |
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| | Referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union).’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘31 December 2016’ and insert ‘7 May 2015’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘31 December 2016’ and insert ‘1 July 2017’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘2016’ and insert ‘2014’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘2016’ and insert ‘2015’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘2016’ and insert ‘2017’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out ‘2016’ and insert ‘2018’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | Before appointing the day on which the referendum is to be held under subsection |
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| | (3) above, the Secretary of State shall consult leaders of the principal faiths |
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| | represented in the United Kingdom so as to identify days which it would be |
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| | inappropriate for him to appoint for holding the referendum, and he shall pay due |
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| | regard to the outcome of those consultations in appointing the day.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(7) | The day on which the referendum is to be held shall not be the same day as— |
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| | (a) | a general election for the United Kingdom Parliament; |
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| | (b) | elections to the European Parliament; |
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| | (c) | a Scottish parliamentary general election; |
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| | (d) | a Welsh Assembly general election; |
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| | (e) | a general election for members of the Northern Ireland Assembly; |
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| | (f) | any local government election; |
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| | (g) | a mayoral election in London; and |
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| | | the terms above shall be defined as in section 4 of the Parliamentary Voting |
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| | System and Constituencies Act 2011.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert ‘, subject to subsection (3A) below. |
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| | ‘(3A) | The Secretary of State may not appoint a day on which the referendum is to be |
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| | held until he has published a detailed analysis of the consequences of the United |
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| | (b) | not remaining a member of the European Union, including— |
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| | (i) | the economic and social consequences of withdrawal from the |
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| | European Union for the people of the United Kingdom, |
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| | (ii) | the consequences for the United Kingdom’s overseas territories, |
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| | (iii) | the consequences for prevention of crime and terrorism in the |
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| | (iv) | the consequences for climate change and the environment of the |
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| | (v) | the consequences for the effectiveness of the foreign policy of |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert— |
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| | ‘(3A) | The date appointed under subsection 1(3) must not be less than 28 weeks in |
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| | advance of the proposed polling day.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | The question that is to appear on the ballot is, as recommended in the Electoral |
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| | Commission report of October 2013: |
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| | | “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union?”.’. |
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| Clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out subsection (4) and insert— |
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| | ‘(4) | Before making an order under subsection (3) the Secretary of State shall conduct |
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| | a consultation lasting not less than six months on what question should appear on |
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| | the ballot paper, and shall by order set out the question to be asked.’. |
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| | Bill to be further considered on Friday 29 November. |
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