Formal minutes
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:
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)
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| Legal base | Article 71(1) EC; co-decision; QMV
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| Department | HM Treasury and Transport
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| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter of 28 May 2004
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| Previous Committee Report | HC 42-xiii (2003-04), para 5 (17 March 2004)
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| To be discussed in Council | 11 June 2004
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| Committee's assessment | Legally and politically important
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| Committee's decision | Cleared
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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.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 16 June at twenty-past
Ten o'clock
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