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Wednesday 1 December 2004
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
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 to 2.9 read and agreed to.
Preamble to paragraph 3 read as follows:
3 Protection of workers from risks arising from optical radiation
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+ ADD 1 | Draft Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (optical radiation) |
| Legal base | Article 137(2); co-decision; QMV |
| Department | Work and Pensions |
| Basis of consideration | Minister's letter and SEM of 15 November 2004 |
| Previous Committee Report | HC 42-xxxv (2003-04), para 2 (3 November 2004) |
| To be discussed in Council | 7 December 2004 |
| 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 David Heathcoat-Amory.)
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Mr William Cash
Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen | | Noes, 4
Jim Dobbin
Anne Picking
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan |
Preamble, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 3.1 to 3.6 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 3.7 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 4.1 to 25.2 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 25.3 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 26.1 to 32 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, 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.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at twenty-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 8 December 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
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Sandra Osborne
Angus Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Professor Piet Eeckhout, Professor of European Law, King's College, London, and Professor Gráinne de Búrca, Professor of European Law, European University Institute, Florence, 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 9.11 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 9.12 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 9.13 to 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, 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 Wednesday 15 December at twenty past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 15 December 2004
Five Members not being present, the Committee was adjourned till a time to be fixed by the Chairman.
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Wednesday 12 January 2005
Members present:
Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | 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.
The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Professor Alan Dashwood CBE, Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge, and Mr Martin Howe QC, Barrister, 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 27.10 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 27.11 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 27.12 to 38 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Third Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the following paper be appended to the Report: Report on Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, 1-2 June Luxembourg.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 19 January 2005
Members present:
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Jim Dobbin
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Sandra Osborne | | Anne Picking
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 1.11 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 1.12 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 2.23 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 2.24 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 3.1 to 8.20 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 8.21 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 9.1 to 18 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Supplementary memorandum to be submitted to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons read.
Amendments made.
Another Amendment proposed, in paragraph 23, at the end to add 'Given the importance and volume of European legislation, we recommend that there be more debates on the Floor of the House on European matters.'— (Mr William Cash.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 4
Mr William Cash
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen | | Noes, 4
Jim Dobbin
Sandra Osborne
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan |
Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Noes.
Another Amendment proposed, after paragraph 25, to add the following new paragraph: 'We draw attention to the fact that we have been waiting for a response to our request to be allowed to sit in public when deliberating for more than a year, and that our request was made in the context of the Convention on the Future of Europe and the calls there for greater openness.'— (Mr David Heathcoat-Amory.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 3
Mr William Cash
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Angus Robertson | | Noes, 5
Jim Dobbin
Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan |
Another Amendment proposed, to leave out paragraph 26.— (Mr Bill Tynan.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 5
Jim Dobbin
Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan | | Noes, 3
Mr William Cash
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Angus Robertson |
Other Amendments made.
Supplementary memorandum, as amended, agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chairman and the Clerk do visit Luxembourg on 9 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 Tuesday 25 January at five minutes past Two o'clock.
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Tuesday 25 January 2005
Members present
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Mr Jim Dobbin | | Sandra Osborne
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen
Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
The EU's Constitutional Treaty: Mr Jo Leinen MEP, Mr Richard Corbett MEP, Mr Andrew Duff MEP, Mr Alexander Stubb MEP and Mr Gyorgy Schopflin MEP were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 January at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 26 January 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey | | Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Sandra Osborne
Angus Robertson
John Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen
Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Committee withdraws its request to the Leader of the House to be allowed to meet in public when deliberating.— (Mr Bill Tynan.)
The Committee divided.
Ayes, 6
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Sandra Osborne
John Robertson
Mr Bill Tynan | | Noes, 6
Mr Richard Bacon
Mr William Cash
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Nick Harvey
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Ayes.
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 5.11 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 5.12 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 5.13 to 12.3 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 12.4 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 13.1 to 15 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the following paper be appended to the Report: Report on Council meeting.
Draft Report [The work of the Committee in 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, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 4 to 31 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 32 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 33 read and agreed to.
Annex agreed to.
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.
Ordered, That those who submit memoranda to the Committee have leave to publish them, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 135 (1).
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 2 February at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 2 February 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey
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 Chairman's 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 Seventh 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 8 February at five past Four o'clock.
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Tuesday 8 February 2005
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
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, EU Internal Division, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 10 February at half-past Two o'clock.
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Thursday 10 February 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Jim Dobbin
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 13 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.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 February at twenty past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 23 February 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Liam Byrne
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey | | Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
John Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen |
The Committee deliberated.
Mr Liam Byrne stated that he had no interests to declare.
"Open method of co-ordination" for health care and long-term care: Rt Hon John Hutton, a Member of the House, Minister of State for Health, Nick Boyd, Head of International Affairs, Department of Health, and Hanna Nicholas, Team Leader, EU Social Policy Team, Department for Work and Pensions, 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 8.16 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 8.17 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 9.1 to 13.18 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 13.19 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 13.20 and 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Ninth 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 2 March at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 2 March 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
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 8.9 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 8.10 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 8.11 to 12 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman do report memoranda to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 15 March at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 15 March 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Liam Byrne
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Jim Dobbin | | Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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 16 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman do report memoranda to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 March at half-past Two o'clock.
Tuesday 22 March 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Liam Byrne
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
Angus Robertson
John Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen
Mr Bill Tynan |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Aspects of the EU's Constitutional Treaty], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
[For the minutes relating to the Committee's consideration of the Report, see Fourteenth Report of Session 2004-05, HC 38-xiv-I, pp 60-82.]
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 23 March 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Liam Byrne
Mr William Cash
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Nick Harvey
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne
Anne Picking
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 5.18 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 5.19 read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 6.1 to 14 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Twelfth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do report memoranda to the House.
Draft Report [The European Commission's Work Programme for 2005], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 20 read and agreed to.
Annexes 1 and 2 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.
Draft Report [Aspects of the EU's Constitutional Treaty] further considered.
[For the minutes relating to the Committee's consideration of the Report, see Fourteenth Report of Session 2004-05, HC 38-xiv-I, pp 60-82.]
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned till Monday 4 April at twenty past Four o'clock.
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Monday 4 April 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Michael Connarty
Mr Wayne David
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory | | Sandra Osborne
Angus Robertson
John Robertson
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"Justice, Freedom and Security": Mr Franco Frattini, Vice-President for Justice, Freedom and Security, and Mr Stefano Bertozzi, European Commission, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 6 April at half-past Two o'clock.
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Wednesday 6 April 2005
Members present:
Mr Jimmy Hood, in the Chair
Mr Liam Byrne
Mr Wayne David
Jim Dobbin
Sandra Osborne | | Angus Robertson
John 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 20 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.
Ordered, That the Chairman do report memoranda to the House.
The Committee further deliberated.
[Adjourned to a date and time to be fixed by the Chairman.
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