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PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mrs Rosemary McKenna
Mr Jim Marshall |
Dr Nick Palmer
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall was called to the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 12 read and postponed.
Preamble to a paragraph — Mr Steen — brought up and read as follows:
EUROPEAN YEAR OF LANGUAGES 2001
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COM(99) 485 |
Draft Decision establishing the European Year of Languages 2001. |
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Legal base: |
Articles 149 and 150 of the EC Treaty |
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Document originated: |
13 October 1999 |
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Forwarded to the Council: |
20 October 1999 |
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Deposited in Parliament: |
4 November 1999 |
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Department: |
Education and Employment |
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Basis of consideration: |
EM 15 November 1999 |
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Previous Committee Report: |
None |
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To be discussed in Council: |
No date set |
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Committee's assessment: |
Politically important |
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Committee's decision: |
Cleared; further information requested |
Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 4 |
Noes, 4 |
Mr Cash |
Mr Casale |
Mr Paterson |
Mr Connarty |
Mr Robertson |
Ms Jones |
Mr Steen |
Dr Palmer |
Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Noes.
Paragraph 12 again read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 December at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 1 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Dr Nick Palmer
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Michael Connarty was called to the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 22 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 7 December at Four o'clock.
TUESDAY 7 DECEMBER 1999
The Committee met at the office of UKREP at 10 Avenue d'Auderghem, Brussels.
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Ms Jenny Jones
Mr Jim Marshall |
The Committee deliberated.
The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference: Commissioner Michel Barnier was examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at Eleven o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 1999
The Committee met at the office of UKREP at 10 Avenue d'Auderghem, Brussels.
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall |
The Committee deliberated.
The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference: Mr Richard Corbett MEP and Mr Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos MEP, both of the Constitutional Affairs Committee, were examined.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 1.17 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at half past Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 1999
[Afternoon]
The Committee met at the office of UKREP at 10 Avenue d'Auderghem, Brussels.
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Ms Jenny Jones
Mr Jim Marshall |
The Committee deliberated.
The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference: Judge P J G Kapteyn, European Court of Justice, was examined.
[Adjourned till 15 December at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 1999
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
| Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 13 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 January at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Bill Rammell |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 12 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 January at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 26 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Mr Patrick Hall
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 15 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Thursday 27 January at Four o'clock.
THURSDAY 27 JANUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Anthony Steen |
The Committee deliberated.
The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference: the Rt Hon Neil Kinnock, Vice-President, European Commission, Mrs Jan Royall, Member of the Commissioner's Cabinet, and Mr Steve Morris, Press Spokesman, were examined.
[Adjourned till 2 February at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr William Cash
Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
Ms Jennifer Jones
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 8 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall was called to the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 18 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 February at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 9.8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 9.9 read as follows:
Whilst we note the Minister's comments, there are a number of points on which we would welcome clarification from her before we clear this document. First, whilst we recognise the general level of political support for the school milk scheme, it is not clear whether the Government regards it principally as a better means than other Community-funded schemes in the dairy sector of helping to reduce the milk surplus, or as a useful health and nutritional measure. The wording in the Minister's Explanatory Memorandum recorded in paragraph 9.7 above suggests that the former is the case. Secondly, we were under the impression that the Government was in general in favour of co-financing under the CAP, and we assume that its opposition in this case is simply to one particular proposal being singled out for such treatment. Thirdly, since the dairy industry are said to benefit from the current scheme, it is not immediately clear why they would be unwilling to provide funding for its continuation. Finally, the Minister reports the outcome of the consultations that have taken place with dairy industry organisations, who — not surprisingly — want the scheme to continue with 100% Community funding. She does not, however, say whether health and nutritional interests have been consulted, and, if so, how far they support this scheme.
Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 |
Noes, 9 |
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Michael Connarty | Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
Paragraph disagreed to.
A paragraph — (The Chairman) — brought up, read the first and second time, and inserted (now paragraph 9.9).
Paragraphs 10 and 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 March at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 1 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
The 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference: Mr Richard Plender QC was examined.
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Chairman, Clerk and Legal Adviser do visit Lanark for the purpose of discussions with the Convenor and officials of the European Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Tenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 March at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Mr Patrick Hall
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson |
Mr Laurence Robertson declared a registered interest in relation to the draft Directive on harmonisation of Member States' laws on the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco products.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eleventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 March at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 MARCH 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 10 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 April at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 5 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Patrick Hall
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Allan Rogers
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 30 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 April at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Allan Rogers |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fourteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 April at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 May at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Roger Casale was called to the Chair
e-Europe Initiative: Ms Patricia Hewitt MP, Minister for Small Business and E-Commerce, Department of Trade and Industry; Mr Richard Bartelot, Head of European Communications Policy, Department of Trade and Industry and Dr Amanda Goldin, Assistant Director, Modern Markets, Office of the E-Envoy, Cabinet Office; were examined.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 15 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 May at Four o'clock.
MONDAY 15 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson |
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.
Paragraphs 1 to 21 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 22 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 23 to 51 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 52 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 53 to 73 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 74 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 75 to 81 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 82 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 83 to 95 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 96 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 97 disagreed to.
Paragraphs 98 and 99 (now paragraphs 97 and 98) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 100 (now paragraph 99) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 101 to 103 (now paragraphs 100 to 102) read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 104 and 105 (now paragraphs 103 and 104) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 106 to 121 (now paragraphs 105 to 120) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 122 (now paragraph 121) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 123 to 131 (now paragraphs 122 to 130) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 132 (now paragraph 131) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 133 to 146 (now paragraphs 132 to 145) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 147 (now paragraph 146) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 148 and 149 (now paragraphs 147 and 148) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 150 (now paragraph 149) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 151 to 186 (now paragraphs 150 to 185) read and agreed to.
Paragraph 187 (now paragraph 186) read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 188 (now paragraph 187) read and agreed to.
Annexes agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Seventeenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Several papers were ordered to be appended to the Minutes of Evidence.
Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee be reported to the House. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 May at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 17 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
| Mr Patrick Hall
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall was called to the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 19 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Eighteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 May at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 24 MAY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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
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Draft Council Decision establishing a Community Action Programme to combat discrimination (2001-2006). |
(b)
(20801)
13540/99
COM(99) 565 |
Draft Directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. |
(c)
(20816)
13536/99
COM(99) 564 |
Commission Communication on certain Community measures to combat discrimination. |
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(20831)
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COM(99) 566 |
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 |
Committee's decision: |
(a) Cleared
(b) Not cleared; further information requested
(c) Cleared
(d) For debate on the Floor of the House |
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 |
Mr Bradshaw
Mr Breed
Mr Casale
Mr Dobbin
Ms Jones |
Mr Cash
Mr Robertson
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Paragraph further amended.
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.
WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Patrick Hall
| Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Roger Casale was called to the Chair.
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:
WHITE PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY
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White Paper on Environmental Liability. |
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Legal base: |
— |
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Department: |
Environment, Transport and the Regions |
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Basis of consideration: |
SEM of 5 June 2000 |
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Previous Committee Report: |
HC 23-xiii (1999-2000), paragraph 1 (5 April 2000) |
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To be discussed in Council: |
22-23 June 2000 |
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Committee's assessment: |
Legally and politically important |
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Committee's decision: |
For debate in European Standing Committee A (decision already reported on 5 April 2000) |
Question proposed, That the Committee's decision on 5April 2000 to refer this document for debate to European Standing Committee A be rescinded. — (Mr Cash)
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 4 |
Noes, 2 |
Mr Cash
Mr Paterson
Mr Robertson
Mr Steen
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Mr Bradshaw
Mr Hall
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Amendment proposed, in line 10, to leave out "For debate in European Standing Committee A" and to insert "For debate on the Floor of the House". — (Mr Cash)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 4 |
Noes, 1 |
Mr Cash
Mr Paterson
Mr Robertson
Mr Steen
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Mr Bradshaw
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Paragraph 2 further amended.
Paragraph 2, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 3 to 18 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Twentieth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 June at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Roger Casale was called to the Chair
The Race Discrimination Directive: Mr Mike O'Brien MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office, Mr Warwick Maynard, Head of European International Policy and Ms Sally Weston, Legal Adviser; were examined.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 15 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-first Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 June at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 21 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 10 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 June at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 28 JUNE 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Roger Casale
Michael Connarty
Mr Patrick Hall
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 9 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 July at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 July at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 19 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Roger Casale
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Bill Rammell |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall took the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 July at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 26 JULY 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Roger Casale
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 23 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 October at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
| Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Dobbin was called to the Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Chairman and Clerk do attend the inaugural meeting in Glasgow of the Chairpersons of the Committees responsible for European Affairs in Westminster and the devolved institutions.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 26 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 1 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Mr Jim Marshall
Mr Owen Paterson
Mr Laurence Robertson |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 32 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 November at Ten o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2000
Five Members not being present, the Chairman adjourned the Committee till Wednesday 15 November at Four o'clock.
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Connarty | Mr Jim Dobbin |
WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
| Mr Patrick Hall
Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Bill Rammell
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 45 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-ninth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr Colin Breed
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Mr Patrick Hall
| Ms Jennifer Jones
Mr Jim Marshall
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 21 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirtieth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 29 November at Four o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2000
Members present:
Mr Ben Bradshaw
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Ms Jennifer Jones
| Mr Jim Marshall
Miss Anne McIntosh
Mr Laurence Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall was called to the Chair.
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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 23 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-first Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Draft Special Report [Government Observations on the Seventeenth Report from the Committee of Session 1999-2000 on the 2000 Inter-Governmental Conference] brought up, read the first and second time and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, that the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 December at Four o'clock.
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