Formal minutes
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
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The Committee deliberated.
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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
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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.
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[Adjourned till Wednesday 21 January at half-past
Two o'clock.
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