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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Tuesday 16 June 2015

 

Committee of the whole House

 

Proceedings

 

European Union Referendum Bill

 

[First Day]

 

CLAUSE 1; NEW CLAUSES AND NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER

 

OF CLAUSE 1

 

Alex Salmond

 

Angus Robertson

 

Stephen Gethins

 

Hywel Williams

 

Mike Weir

 

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

 

Tommy Sheppard

 

Joanna Cherry

 

Negatived  16

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

“(2)    

The Chief Counting Officer shall declare whether the result of the referendum is

 

that a majority wish the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.

 

(3)    

The Chief Counting Officer may declare that a majority wish the United

 

Kingdom to leave the European Union only if—

 

(a)    

a majority of total votes cast in the referendum in the United Kingdom

 

are against the United Kingdom remaining a member of the European

 

Union, and

 

(b)    

a majority of the votes cast in the referendum in each of England,

 

Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are against the United Kingdom

 

remaining a member of the European Union.”

 

Mike Gapes

 

Not called  49

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  leave out “31 December” and insert “1 July”

 

Mike Gapes

 

Not called  50

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  leave out “2017” and insert “2016”

 

Secretary Philip Hammond

 

Agreed to  55

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert “and must not be 5 May 2016”

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

22

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

Ms Harriet Harman

 

Hilary Benn

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Mr Pat McFadden

 

Heidi Alexander

 

Mike Gapes

 

Not called  4

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the

 

Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament an independent

 

report by the Office for Budget Responsibility on the implications for the

 

sustainability of the public finances of the United Kingdom leaving the European

 

Union.”.

 

Ms Harriet Harman

 

Hilary Benn

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Mr Pat McFadden

 

Heidi Alexander

 

Mike Gapes

 

Not called  5

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the

 

Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on the

 

consequences of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union for each

 

ministerial departments’ responsibilities.”.

 

Ms Harriet Harman

 

Hilary Benn

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Mr Pat McFadden

 

Heidi Alexander

 

Mike Gapes

 

Not called  6

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the

 

Secretary of State must ask for and lay before both Houses of Parliament any

 

assessment made by the Bank of England on the consequences of the United

 

Kingdom leaving the European Union.”.

 

Alex Salmond

 

Angus Robertson

 

Stephen Gethins

 

Hywel Williams

 

Mike Weir

 

Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

 

Tommy Sheppard

 

Joanna Cherry

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Lady Hermon

 

Nigel Dodds

 

Not called  17

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

The day appointed under subsection (2) must not be the date of an election to the

 

Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly or Northern Ireland Assembly.”

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

23

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

John McDonnell

 

Not called  46

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the

 

Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a report by the

 

Office for Budget Responsibility on the consequences for the Transatlantic Trade

 

and Investment Partnership of the United Kingdom leaving or remaining a

 

member of the European Union.”

 

John McDonnell

 

Not called  47

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

No later than ten weeks before the date on which the referendum is to be held the

 

Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on the

 

consequences for negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment

 

Partnership of the United Kingdom leaving or remaining a member of the

 

European Union.”

 

Ms Harriet Harman

 

Hilary Benn

 

Mr Pat McFadden

 

Ms Rosie Winterton

 

Not called  54

 

Parliamentary Star - white    

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(3A)    

Before appointing a day under subsection (2) the Secretary of State shall lay

 

before both Houses a report on materials which any Minister of the Crown,

 

government department or local authority or any other person or body whose

 

expenses are defrayed wholly or mainly out of public funds or by any local

 

authority intend or expect to publish in the period of 28 days ending with the date

 

of the referendum that—

 

(a)    

deals with any of the issues raised by any question on which the

 

referendum is being held;

 

(b)    

puts any argument for or against any particular answer to any such

 

question; or

 

(c)    

is designed to encourage voting at the referendum.”

 

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

 

 

clause 3; schedules 1 to 3; new clauses and new schedules relating to the

 

subject matter of clause 3 and schedules 1 to 3

 

Clause 3 Agreed to.

 

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

24

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

Sir William Cash

 

Mr Owen Paterson

 

Mr Steve Baker

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Kate Hoey

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

John Redwood

 

Mr Nigel Evans

 

Dr Liam Fox

 

Mr Richard Bacon

 

Jim Shannon

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Richard Drax

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  9

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  line  6,  after second “period”, insert “of not less than 16 weeks”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  20

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  leave out lines 23 and 24

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  28

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  leave out lines 23 to 31

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  24

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  leave out lines 25 to 31

 

Sir Edward Leigh

 

Not called  53

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  line  33,  at end add—

 

“(ix)    

the total number of permitted participants shall be limited to a number specified

 

by the Electoral Commission to ensure broad equality of resources between those

 

campaigning for each of the outcomes of the referendum and those taken into

 

account for the purposes of this provision will be the first persons to give notice

 

under section 106(1) of the 2000 Act.”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  32

 

Schedule  1,  page  6,  line  33,  at end add—

 

“( )    

Nothing in this Schedule alters the law governing charitable organisations in any

 

part of the United Kingdom to confer an entitlement to participate in a referendum

 

which would not have been possible prior to the coming into force of this

 

Schedule.”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  29

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  5,  leave out “any of sub-paragraphs (v) to (viii)” and insert

 

“sub-paragraph (v)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  21

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  5,  leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vii)”

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

25

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  25

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  5,  leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vi)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  22

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  leave out lines 16 to 19

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  30

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  leave out lines 16 to 23

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  26

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  leave out lines 20 to 23

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  23

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  24,  leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vii)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  27

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  24,  leave out “(viii)” and insert “(vi)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  31

 

Schedule  1,  page  7,  line  24,  leave out “(viii)” and insert “(v)”

 

Secretary Philip Hammond

 

Agreed to  14

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

    “( )  

Paragraph 1(2) of that Schedule (limit on expenses incurred by permitted

 

participants during referendum period) has effect for the purposes of the

 

referendum as if—

 

(a)    

in paragraph (a) (designated organisations) for “£5 million” there were

 

substituted “£7 million”,

 

(b)    

in paragraph (b) (registered parties that are not designated

 

organisations)—

 

(i)    

in sub-paragraph (i) for “£5 million” there were substituted

 

“£7 million”,

 

(ii)    

in sub-paragraph (ii) for “£4 million” there were substituted

 

“£5.5 million”,

 

(iii)    

in sub-paragraph (iii) for “£3 million” there were substituted

 

“£4 million”,

 

(iv)    

in sub-paragraph (iv) for “£2 million” there were substituted

 

“£3 million”, and

 

(v)    

in sub-paragraph (v) for “£500,000” there were substituted

 

“£700,000”, and

 

(c)    

in paragraph (c) (certain other persons and bodies) for “£500,000”

 

there were substituted “£700,000”.”

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

26

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  33

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  leave out lines 18 and 19

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  41

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  leave out lines 18 to 25

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  37

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  leave out lines 20 to 25

 

Sir William Cash

 

Mr Owen Paterson

 

Mr Steve Baker

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Kate Hoey

 

Graham Stringer

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

John Redwood

 

Mr Nigel Evans

 

Dr Liam Fox

 

Mr Richard Bacon

 

Jim Shannon

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr David Burrowes

 

Richard Drax

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Sir Gerald Howarth

 

Mr Andrew Turner

 

Not called  10

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

“(6)    

For the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 15 of the 2000 Act a permitted

 

participant must not accept a relevant donation, irrespective of whether or not it

 

meets the requirements of the 2000 Act and this Act, if the donation is funded

 

directly or indirectly in whole or part from moneys, resources or support

 

disbursed or allocated by or at the direction of the European Commission, its

 

agencies or any related European institution to the donor or via other parties to

 

the donor.”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  45

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  38,  at end add—

 

“( )    

Nothing in this Schedule alters the law governing charitable organisations in any

 

part of the United Kingdom to confer an entitlement to make a donation during a

 

referendum which would not have been permissible prior to the coming into force

 

of this Schedule.”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  42

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  6,  leave out “any of the paragraphs (c) to (f)” and insert

 

“paragraph (c)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  34

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  6,  leave out “(f)” and insert “(e)”

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 16 June 2015      

27

 

European Union Referendum Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  38

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  6,  leave out “(f)” and insert “(d)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  43

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  10,  leave out “any of the paragraphs (c) to (f)” and insert

 

“paragraph (c)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  35

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out “(f)” and insert “(e)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not selected  39

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out “(f)” and insert “(d)”

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  36

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  leave out lines 12 to 16

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  44

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  leave out lines 12 to 22

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Not called  40

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  leave out lines 17 to 20

 

Secretary Philip Hammond

 

Agreed to  15

 

Schedule  1,  page  14,  line  38,  at end insert—

 

“Declaration where no referendum expenses incurred in referendum period

 

21A      

For the purposes of the referendum, the following section is to be treated as

 

inserted after section 124 of the 2000 Act—

 

“124A

Declaration where no expenses in referendum period

 

(1)    

Subsection (2) applies where, in relation to a referendum to which this

 

Part applies—

 

(a)    

a permitted participant incurs no referendum expenses during

 

the referendum period (and no such expenses are incurred on

 

behalf of that participant during that period), and

 

(b)    

accordingly, the responsible person in relation to the

 

permitted participant is not required to make a return under

 

section 120 or a declaration under section 120A.

 

(2)    

The responsible person must, within 3 months beginning with the end

 

of the referendum period—

 

(a)    

make a declaration under this section, and

 

(b)    

deliver that declaration to the Commission.

 
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