Select Committee on European Scrutiny Ninth Report


Formal minutes


Wednesday 7 February 2007

Members present:

Mr Michael Connarty, in the Chair
Mr David S Borrow

Mr William Cash

Mr James Clappison

Mr Wayne David

Jim Dobbin

Nia Griffith

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Angus Robertson

Mr Anthony Steen

Richard Younger-Ross

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 2.19 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 2.20 read. Amendment proposed, in line 6, to leave out the words "we clear the documents." and to insert the words "we think Members would welcome the opportunity to discuss these matters further and therefore recommend the documents for debate in European Standing Committee".—(Mr William Cash.)

Question put that the Amendment be made.

Ayes, 6 Noes, 4
Mr William Cash

Mr James Clappison

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Angus Robertson

Mr Anthony Steen

Richard Younger-Ross

Mr David S Borrow

Mr Wayne David

Nia Griffith

Jim Dobbin

Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.

Paragraphs 3.1 to 15.9 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 15.10 read. Amendment proposed, in line 5 at end to add the words "and recommend the document for debate in European Standing Committee".—(Mr William Cash.)

Question put that the Amendment be made.

Ayes, 3 Noes, 5
Mr William Cash

Mr James Clappison

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr David S Borrow

Mr Wayne David

Nia Griffith

Jim Dobbin

Angus Robertson

Paragraph agreed to.

Paragraph 16 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 21 February at 2.30 p.m.


 
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