Select Committee on European Scrutiny Fortieth Report


Formal minutes


Wednesday 1 November 2006

Members present:

Michael Connarty, in the Chair
Mr William Cash

Ms Katy Clark

Mr Wayne David

Jim Dobbin

Nia Griffith

Mr David Hamilton

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Jimmy Hood

Angus Robertson

Mr Anthony Steen

The Committee deliberated.

Motion made and Question put, That the Committee accepts the reasons contained in the letter of 30 October (26601) from the Minister for Employment Relations and Postal Services for a possible need to override the scrutiny reserve in relation to 9554/05 (formerly 12683/04): Amended proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of Working Time COM (2005) 246 final, and that the Chairman do inform the Minister accordingly. — (The Chairman.)

The Committee divided.

Ayes, 7Noes, 2
Ms Katy ClarkMr William Cash
Mr Wayne DavidMr David Heathcoat-Amory
Jim Dobbin
Nia Griffith
Mr David Hamilton
Mr Jimmy Hood
Angus Robertson

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 5.10 read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 5.11 to 5.13 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 6.1 to 11.12 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 12 read. Amendment proposed, in line 23, to leave out the words "(27879: 13490/06) Amended Draft Decision establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme Fight against violence (Daphne) as part of the general programme Fundamental Rights and Justice".— (Mr Anthony Steen.)

Question put that the amendment be made.

Ayes, 3Noes, 6
Mr William CashMs Katy Clark
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Wayne David
Mr Anthony SteenJim Dobbin
Nia Griffith
Mr David Hamilton
Mr Jimmy Hood

Paragraph agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fortieth 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 7 November at 4.00 p.m.


 
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