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Tuesday 2 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
1. Nuclear safety; 2. The energy provisions of the EU's draft Constitutional Treaty: Mr Stephen Timms, a Member of the House, Minister of State for E-Commerce, Energy and Postal Services, Mr Patrick Robinson, Director of Nuclear Safety and Security, Mr Peter Thompson, Legal Adviser, Department of Trade and Industry, and Mr Laurence Williams, Director of Nuclear Safety in the Health and Safety Executive and HM Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations, were examined.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 3 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Connarty Mr Terry Davis Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Mark Hendrick Angus 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 29 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That a decision be deferred on whether to request a change in Standing Orders to enable the Committee to meet in public when deliberating. — (The Chairman.)
Amendment proposed, to leave out 'a decision be deferred on whether to' and insert 'the Chairman do'. — (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 3 Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Angus Robertson Mr Anthony Steen | | Noes, 2 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Mark Hendrick |
Motion, as amended, agreed to.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till tomorrow at a quarter to Two o'clock.
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Thursday 4 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Mark Hendrick | | Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen |
The Committee deliberated.
Fisheries and other aspects of the EU's draft Constitutional Treaty: Mr Ben Bradshaw, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Secretary for Nature Conservation and Fisheries, Mr George Noble, Head, Animal Welfare Division, Mr Stephen Wentworth, Head, Fisheries Directorate, Mr Ian Pickard, European Union Agriculture and Co-ordination Division, and Ms Elisabeth Jenkinson, Legal Department, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, were examined.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 December at a quarter to Two o'clock.
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Tuesday 9 December 2003
Members present:
| Mr Colin Breed Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty | | Jim Dobbin John Robertson |
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 11 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 12 read as follows:
1 12 Regulation of financial services
| (25032) 14635/03 COM(03) 659 | Draft Directive to amend Council Directives 73/239/EEC, 85/611/EEC, 91/675/EEC, 93/6/EEC and 94/19/EC and Directives 2000/12/EC, 2002/83/EC and 2002/87/EC, in order to establish a new financial services committee organisational structure |
| Legal base | Article 47(2) EC; co-decision; QMV |
| Document originated | 5 November 2003 |
| Deposited in Parliament | 14 November 2003 |
| Department | HM Treasury |
| Basis of consideration | EM of 26 November 2003 |
| Previous Committee Report | None; but see (22154) 6554/01: HC 152-i (2001-02), para 24 (18 July 2001) |
| To be discussed in Council | Not known |
| Committee's assessment | Legally and politically important |
| Committee's decision | Cleared |
Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 3 Mr Colin Breed Jim Dobbin John Robertson | | Noes, 1 Mr William Cash |
Paragraphs 12.1 to 14 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 15 December at a quarter past Five o'clock.
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Wednesday 17 December 2003
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Mr Terry Davis Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Mark Hendrick Mr Jim Marshall Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The Brussels European Council: Mr Denis MacShane, a Member of the House, Minister for Europe, Mr David Frost, Head of EU Internal, Mr Tim Barrow, Assistant Director, EU External, and Mr Paul Johnston, Head of Security Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 5.14 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5.15 to 5.18 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 6.1 to 13.14 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 14 read as follows:
2 14 Materials intended to come into contact with food
| (25073) 15113/03 COM(03) 689 | Draft Regulation on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food |
| Legal base | Article 95 EC; co-decision; QMV |
| Document originated | 17 November 2003 |
| Deposited in Parliament | 24 November 2003 |
| Department | Food Standards Agency |
| Basis of consideration | EM of 8 December 2003 |
| Previous Committee Report | None |
| To be discussed in Council | No date set |
| Committee's assessment | Politically important |
| Committee's decision | Cleared |
Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 5 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr Mark Hendrick Mr Jim Marshall | | Noes, 5 Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Terry Davis
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Anthony Steen |
Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Ayes.
Paragraphs 14.1 to 16 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit Aberdeen to attend a meeting of the Chairs of the European committees of the UK Parliament and the devolved assemblies, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 7 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 6.37 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 6.38 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraph 7.1 to 16 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 14 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Mr Terry Davis Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John 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 12.15 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 12.16 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 12.17 and 12.18 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 12.19 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 13.1 to 15.10 read and agreed to.
Preamble to Paragraph 16 read as follows:
3 16 Promotion of "active European citizenship"
| (24682) 10898/03 COM(03) 276 | Draft Decision establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship |
| Legal base | Article 308 EC; consultation; unanimity |
| Department | Home Office |
| Basis of consideration | Minister's letters of 12 January 2004 |
| Previous Committee Report | HC 42-iii (2003-04), para 5 (17 December 2003) |
| To be discussed in Council | 26 January 2004 |
| Committee's assessment | Legally and politically important |
| Committee's decision | Cleared, but further information requested |
Question put, That the preamble be read a second time.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 4 Mr Wayne David Mr Terry Davis Mr Jim Marshall John Robertson | | Noes, 4 Mr William Cash Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Angus Robertson Mr Anthony Steen |
Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Ayes.
Paragraphs 16.1 to 16.13 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 16.14 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 16.15 to 18 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.
Draft Report [The European Commission's Annual Work Programme for 2004], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 3 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 1, to leave out 'In future we may invite evidence from Commissioners, and' and insert 'and in future we may invite to give evidence representatives of the Commission who have a broader and deeper knowledge of the ongoing work of the Commission'.— (Mr Anthony Steen.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 Mr William Cash Mr Anthony Steen | | Noes, 6 Mr Wayne David Mr Terry Davis Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson |
Paragraph 3 agreed to.
A paragraph — (Mr Wayne David) — brought up, read the first and second time, amended and inserted (now paragraph 4).
Paragraphs 4 to 7 agreed to (now paragraphs 5 to 8).
New paragraphs — (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory) — brought up, read the first and second time, and inserted (now paragraphs 9 and 10).
Paragraphs 8 to 11 agreed to (now paragraphs 11 to 14).
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 January 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Terry Davis Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 1.34 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.35 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 13 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.
Draft Report [The Committee's Work in 2003], 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.
Paragraph 2 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 3 to 20 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 21 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from 'agreed.' in line 5 to 'We' in line 8. — (Mr William Cash.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 3 Mr William Cash Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Anthony Steen | | Noes, 6 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Terry Davis Jim Dobbin Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Bill Tynan |
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 22 and 23 read and agreed to.
Annex [Meetings and subjects discussed during the Committee's overseas visits] agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Eighth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in March 2004 and The Hague in June 2004. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with said visits.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 4 February 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
EC External Assistance: Rt Hon Hilary Benn, a Member of the House, Secretary of State, Mr Stephen Muers, Team Leader, EU and Corporate Section, Europe and Central Asia Department, and Ms Camilla Otto, Head of Development Policy Section, European Union Department, Department for International Development, 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 8.15 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 8.16 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 8.17 to 18.5 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 18.6 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 19.1 to 41 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.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Brussels in May 2004. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit Dublin on 19 February to attend a meeting of the Chairmen of Committees belonging to COSAC, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 11 February at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 11 February 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Jim Marshall | | Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 10 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 25 February at twenty minutes past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 25 February 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 23.18 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 23.19 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraph 24 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 9 March at half-past Four o'clock.
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Tuesday 9 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Jim Marshall |
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 March at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 10 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 25 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 March at half-past Nine o'clock.
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Wednesday 17 March 2004
Members present:
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David | | Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Angus Robertson |
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 1.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 1.10 to 1.12 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 4.4 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4.5 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5.1 to 9.11 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 9.12 and 9.13 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 10.1 to 22 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 24 March at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 24 March 2004
Members present:
| Mr Michael Connarty Mr Jimmy Hood Angus Robertson | | John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
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 1.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.10 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 12 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.
Draft Report [The EU's Financial Perspective for 2007-13 and Reform of the Structural and Cohesion Fund], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 34 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 35 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 36 to 68 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 69 read, amended and agreed to.
Summary read, amended and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Fifteenth Report of the Committee of the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 31 March at Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 31 March 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
March European Council: Mr Denis MacShane, a Member of the House, Minister for Europe, Mr Simon Manley, Team Leader, Economic, Ireland and Central Europe Team, Mr Tom Drew, Team Leader, Head, IGC Unit, and Mr Rob Tinline, Head of Multilateral and Terrorist Financing Section, Counter Terrorism Policy Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 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 11 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Sixteenth Report of the Committee of the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 20 April at ten minutes to Ten o'clock.
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Tuesday 20 April 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Lisbon Strategy: Rt Hon Gordon Brown, a Member of the House, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jon Cunliffe, Managing Director, Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance, and Geoffrey Lloyd, Director, Europe, HM Treasury, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 April at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 April 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Jim Marshall Angus Robertson John Robertson |
The Committee deliberated.
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Jim Marshall was called to the Chair.
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 2.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.10 and 2.11 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 3.1 to 7.18 read and agreed to.
A paragraph — (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory) — brought up, read the first and second time, and inserted (now paragraph 7.19).
Paragraph 7.19 (now paragraph 7.20) read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 8.1 to 20 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Seventeenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 28 April at twenty-past Nine o'clock.
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Wednesday 28 April 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David | | Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey Angus Robertson Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Nick Harvey stated that he had no interests to declare.
European Evidence Warrant: Caroline Flint, a Member of the House, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mr Richard Bradley, Head, Judicial Co-operation Unit, and Mr Simon Regis, Head, UK Central Authority for Mutual Legal Assistance, Home Office, 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 15 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.
Memorandum to be submitted to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out "We agree with the Leader that there should be no voting" in paragraph 11. — (Mr William Cash.)
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash | | Noes, 4 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr Bill Tynan |
Another Amendment proposed, to leave out paragraphs 13 and 14. — (Mr William Cash.)
| Ayes, 2 Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash | | Noes, 4 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr Bill Tynan |
Memorandum agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chairman, two Members and the Clerk do visit Dublin on 19 and 20 May to attend COSAC, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 May at twenty-five minutes to Three o'clock.
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Tuesday 4 May 2004
Members present:
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Steen was called to the Chair.
Sandra Osborne declared interests as follows:
6. Overseas visits.
10-19 May 2003, to Malawi on reproductive health study tour. Flight, transport, per diem and lodgings paid for by Marie Stopes International. (Registered 4 July 2003)
3-12 February 2004, to India as part of a delegation sponsored by Labour Friends of India. Airline tickets and hospitality in India provided by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the Government of India. (Registered 20 February 2003)
Regional and Cohesion Policy: Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, a Member of the House, Secretary of State, and Mr John Neve, Director, Regional European Funds and Devolution, Department of Trade and Industry, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 May at half-past Two o'clock
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Wednesday 5 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Nick Harvey Mr Jim Marshall | | Sandra Osborne Angus Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 10 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Nineteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 18 May at half-past Ten o'clock.
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Tuesday 18 May 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Sandra Osborne Angus 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 1.5 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.6 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 23 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twentieth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 May at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 26 May 2004
Members present:
| Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Mr Jim Marshall Sandra Osborne 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 21 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 June at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 9 June 2004
Members present:
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
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 4.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 4.10 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5.1 to 7.13 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 7.14 and 7.15 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 8.1 to 23.8 read and agreed to.
Preamble to Paragraph 24 read as follows:
4 24 Road user charging
| (24818) 11944/03 COM(03) 448 | Draft Directive amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (presented by the Commission) |
| Legal base | Article 71(1) EC; co-decision; QMV |
| Department | HM Treasury and Transport |
| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter of 28 May 2004 |
| Previous Committee Report | HC 42–xiii (2003-04), para 5 (17 March 2004) |
| To be discussed in Council | 11 June 2004 |
| Committee's assessment | Legally and politically important |
| Committee's decision | Cleared |
Amendment proposed, in the preamble, to delete "Cleared" and insert "For debate in European Standing Committee A". — (Mr William Cash.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 | | Noes, 3 |
| Mr William Cash | | Mr Wayne David |
| Mr Anthony Steen | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory |
| | Mr Bill Tynan |
Preamble agreed to.
Paragraphs 24.1 to 26 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Twenty-second Report of the Committee of the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 June at twenty-past Ten o'clock
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Wednesday 16 June 2004
Members present:
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David | | Nick Harvey Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Anne Picking Angus Robertson |
In the absence of the Chairman, Mr Michael Connarty was called to the Chair.
The Committee deliberated.
Competition policy and the EU's Constitutional Treaty: Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Mr Anthony Murphy, Director, Europe and World Trade Directorate, and Mr Jonathan Rees, Director, Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, 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 19 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.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Luxembourg in December. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Ordered, That the Chairman, two Members and the Clerk do visit The Hague on 22 and 23 November to attend COSAC, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 June at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 23 June 2004
Members present:
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David | | Sandra Osborne John 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 10 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 June at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 30 June 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne Anne Picking Angus Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 15 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit Brussels on 13 July to attend a meeting with the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 7 July at half-past Two o'clock
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Wednesday 7 July 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Michael Connarty Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Sandra Osborne Angus Robertson | | John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen 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 8 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 14 July at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 14 July 2004
Members present:
| Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey | | Anne Picking Angus Robertson John Robertson |
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 21 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.
Draft Report [The EU's Justice and Home Affairs work programme for the next five years], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 57 read and agreed to.
Summary 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 July at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 21 July 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Nick Harvey | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory 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 1.6 read and agreed to.
A paragraph — (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory) — brought up, read the first and second time, and added (now paragraph 1.7).
Paragraph 1.7 read and agreed to (now paragraph 1.8).
Paragraphs 2.1 to 13.6 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 13.7 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 14.1 to 15 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit The Hague on 12 and 13 September to attend a meeting of the Chairman of Committees belonging to COSAC, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 September at half-past Two o'clock.
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Thursday 9 September 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Sandra Osborne Angus 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 1.11 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.12 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 17 read and agreed to.
Appendix 1 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 September at twenty-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 15 September 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne Angus Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Rt Hon Jack Straw, a Member of the House, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Mr David Frost, Assistant Director, Head of EU Internal, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 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 1.7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.8 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 17 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 October at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 13 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Nick Harvey | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Angus Robertson John 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 13.8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 13.9 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 13.10 to 14.17 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 14.18 read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraphs 14.19 to 28.5 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 29 read as follows:
5 29 Stability and Growth Pact
| (25934) 12197/04 COM(04) 581 | Commission Communication: Strengthening economic governance and clarifying the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact |
| Legal base | — |
| Document originated | 3 September 2004 |
| Deposited in Parliament | 10 September 2004 |
| Department | HM Treasury |
| Basis of consideration | EM of 27 September 2004 |
| Previous Committee Report | None |
| To be discussed in Council | Not known |
| Committee's assessment | Politically important |
| Committee's decision | Cleared |
Amendment proposed, in the preamble, to leave out "Cleared" and insert "For debate in European Standing Committee B". — (Mr William Cash.)
The Committee divided.
| Ayes, 2 Mr William Cash Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Noes, 5 Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Nick Harvey Angus Robertson John Robertson |
Preamble agreed to.
Paragraphs 29.1 to 30 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-second Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 20 October at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 20 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The CBI and European Scrutiny: Mr Digby Jones, Director-General, and Ms Susannah Haan, Senior Legal Adviser, Confederation of British Industry, 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 15 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 October at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 27 October 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Anne Picking John Robertson Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Anne Picking stated that she had no interests to declare.
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 1.7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.8 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 2.7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 2.8 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.9 to 6.8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 7.9 read, amended, divided and agreed to (now paragraphs 7.9 and 7.10).
Paragraphs 8.1 to 10.26 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 10.27 and 10.28 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 11.1 to 11.4 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 11.5 to 11.7 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 12.1 to 18 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 3 November at twenty past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 3 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Michael Connarty Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne Angus Robertson John Robertson Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
European Agency for Health and Safety at Work: Rt Hon Jane Kennedy, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Work, Mr Steve Coldrick, Head, Nuclear Hazardous Installations and Chemical Policy Division, and Mr Malcolm Darvill, Head, Better Regulation and International Branch, Health and Safety Executive, 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 6.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraphs 6.10 and 6.11 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 7.1 to 12 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 10 November at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 10 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr Richard Bacon Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Sandra Osborne | | Anne Picking Angus Robertson 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 23 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 17 November at twenty-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 17 November 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
| Mr William Cash Mr Wayne David Jim Dobbin Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne Mr Anthony Steen Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Professor Sir David Edward, Honorary Professor of the School of Law at the University of Edinburgh and Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities 1992-2004, and Professor Eileen Denza CMG, Visiting Professor of Law, University College London, 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 17 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-seventh Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Romania and Bulgaria in March 2005. — (The Chairman.)
Ordered, That the Chairman do seek the approval of the Liaison Committee for expenditure in connection with the said visit.
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit Cardiff in January 2005 to attend a meeting of the Chairs of the European committees of the UK Parliament and the devolved assemblies, in a representative capacity. — (The Chairman.)
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 30 November at twenty past Two o'clock.
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