Formal minutes
Wednesday 21 May 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
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Mr William Cash |
Miss Anne McIntosh |
Mr Michael Connarty |
Angus Robertson |
Tony Cunningham |
John Robertson |
Jim Dobbin |
Mr Anthony Steen |
Mr Jim Marshall |
Mr Bill Tynan |
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 4.8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4.9 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5 to 8 read and agreed to.
Preamble to Paragraph 9 read as follows:
9 Air service agreements
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7047/03
COM(03)94 | Commission Communication on relations between the Community and third countries in the field of air transport and a draft Regulation on the negotiation and implementation of air service agreements with third countries.
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| Legal base | Article 80(2) EC; co-decision; qualified majority voting
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| Department | Transport |
| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter and SEM of 14 May 2003
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| Previous Committee Report | HC 63-xviii (2002-03), paragraph 1 (9 April 2003)
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| To be discussed in Council | 5-6 June 2003
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| Committee's assessment | Politically important
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| Committee's decision | Cleared
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Miss Anne McIntosh declared a pecuniary interest in relation to
paragraph 9 (Air service agreements) as she is married to a former
airline executive and she has interests (below the threshold for
registration) in British Airways, British Airports Authority and
British Aerospace.
Mr Anthony Steen declared a pecuniary interest in relation to
paragraph 9 (Air service agreements) as he is parliamentary and
legal adviser to the Board of Airlines of Great Britain.
Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Mr Michael Connarty
Jim Dobbin
Mr Jim Marshall
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan
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Mr William Cash
Miss Anne McIntosh
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen
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Paragraphs 9.1 to 9.6 read and agreed to.
Preamble to Paragraph 10 read as follows:
10 Temporary work
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15098/02
COM(02) 701 | Amended draft Directive on temporary work.
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| Legal base | Article 137(2)EC; co-decision; qualified majority voting
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| Department | Trade and Industry
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| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter of 20 May 2003
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| Previous Committee Report | HC 63-xx (2002-03), paragraph 4 (7 May 2003)
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| To be discussed in Council | 3 June 2003
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| Committee's assessment | Legally and politically important
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| Committee's decision | Cleared
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Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Tony Cunningham
Jim Dobbin
Mr Jim Marshall
Miss Anne McIntosh
John Robertson | | Noes, 4
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Angus Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan
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Paragraphs 10.1 to 10.10 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 11 to 16 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 4 June at half-past Two o'clock.
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