PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
Wednesday 24 May 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Ben Bradshaw | Mr Jim Dobbin
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| Mr Colin Breed | Ms Jennifer Jones
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| Mr Roger Casale | Mr Jim Marshall
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| Mr William Cash | Mr Laurence Robertson
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The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up
and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraph 1 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 2 read as follows:
COMMISSION PROPOSAL TO COMBAT DISCRIMINATION
(a)
(20771)
13537/99
COM(99) 567
(b)
(20801)
13540/99
COM(99) 565
(c)
(20816)
13536/99
COM(99) 564
(d)
(20831)
—
COM(99) 566
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Draft Council Decision establishing a Community Action Programme
to combat discrimination (2001-2006).
Draft Directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment
in employment and occupation.
Commission Communication on certain Community measures to
combat discrimination.
Draft Directive implementing the principle of equal treatment between
persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin.
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| Legal base:
| (a), (b), (d): Article 13 EC; consultation; unanimity
(c) —
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| Department: |
(a) - (c) Education and Employment
(d) Home Office
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| Basis of consideration:
| Minister's letter of 20 April 2000
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| Previous Committee Report:
| HC 23-vii (1999-2000), paragraph 4 (2 February 2000)
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| To be discussed in Council:
| (a) - (c): No date set
(d) 6 June 2000
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| Committee's assessment:
| Legally and politically important
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| Committee's decision:
| (a) Cleared
(b) Not cleared; further information requested
(c) Cleared
(d) For debate on the Floor of the House
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Amendment proposed, in line 29, to leave out "For
debate on the Floor of the House" and to insert "Cleared,
but Minister to be invited to give oral evidence on the outstanding
issues". — (The Chairman)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes 5 | Noes 2
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| Mr Bradshaw | Mr Cash
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| Mr Breed | Mr Robertson
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| Mr Casale |
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| Mr Dobbin |
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| Ms Jones |
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Paragraph 2, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 3 to 19 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report,
as amended, be the Nineteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman
do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned
till Wednesday 7 June at Four o'clock.
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