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Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1032

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Day 8

 

    Amendments to Clause 2 relating to climate change; remaining

 

                      amendments to Clause 2

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

52

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  9,  leave out ‘Amending’ and insert ‘merging with

 

amendments’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Evennett

 

12

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’ insert—

 

‘(i)    

any provision that gives Her Majesty’s Government authority to

 

agree to pay, or to pay, any financial penalty imposed as a result

 

of a decision by Her Majesty’s Government not to opt in, or to

 

opt out of, any provision; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Evennett

 

13

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

any provision imposing an obligation on the Parliament of the

 

United Kingdom; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

126

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 21, inserted Article 6b TEC (TFEU) relating

 

to the protection and welfare of animals; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1033

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

138

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 73, amendment to Article 78 TEC (TFEU)

 

permitting the repeal of that Article (which relates to the

 

economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany);

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

139

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 77, amendment to Article 78 (2)(c) TEC

 

(TFEU) permitting the repeal of that provision (which relates to

 

the economic disadvantages caused by the division of Germany);

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

146

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 123 to 125, amendments to Articles 149

 

and 150 TEC (TFEU) relating to education, vocational training,

 

youth and sport; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

147

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 126, amendments to Article 151 TEC

 

(TFEU) relating to culture; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1034

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

148

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 127, amendments to Article 152 TEC

 

(TFEU) relating to public health; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

149

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 131 and 132, amendments to Articles 158

 

and 159 TEC (TFEU) relating to economic and social cohesion;

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

150

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 142, inserted Article 172a TEC (TFEU)

 

relating to space; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

151

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 143 and 144, amendments to Articles 174

 

and 175 TEC (TFEU) relating to environment (climate change);

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1035

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Charles Hendry

 

Mr David Evennett

 

206

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 144(a), replacing the second subparagraph

 

of paragraph 2 of Article 175 TEC (TFEU), relating to a Council

 

decision to move matters under environmental policy to co-

 

decision; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

153

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  after ‘excluding’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 150, new Title XXIII and new Article 176D

 

TEC (TFEU) relating to administrative cooperation; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

28

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to,’ insert—

 

‘(i)    

the annual EU budget; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

34

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to,’ insert—

 

‘(i)    

European Union competence on public health; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

35

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to,’ insert—

 

‘(i)    

European Union competence on space; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1036

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Jon Trickett

 

Colin Burgon

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Frank Dobson

 

John McDonnell

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

65

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  13,  after second ‘to’, insert—

 

‘(i)    

the provision of healthcare services; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 


 

Days 9 and 10

 

                        Clauses 3 to 7

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

39

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  leave out lines 12 and 13 and insert—

 

‘(c)    

may be made only if a draft of the order has been—

 

(i)    

laid before Parliament; and

 

(ii)    

approved by a resolution of each House’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

55

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

56

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  leave out ‘or instrument made under an Act’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1037

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

57

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  15,  leave out ‘or instrument’.

 


 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

58

 

Page  2,  line  19,  leave out Clause 4.

 


 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

40

 

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  24,  after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘and endorsed in a national

 

referendum’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

59

 

Clause  5,  page  2,  line  37,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

Condition 3 is that where the treaty proposes to confer further competences on the

 

European Union requiring amendment of United Kingdom law or governance of

 

the United Kingdom in any material respect, that treaty shall be submitted to a

 

referendum as if it were a referendum under this Act.’.

 


 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

48

 

Clause  6,  page  2,  line  39,  leave out subsection (1) and insert—


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 18th February 2008                

1038

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

‘(1A)    

A Minister of the Crown shall vote against or otherwise reject a proposed decision

 

in the European Council or the Council to be taken by unanimity that would or

 

could create obligations on the United Kingdom, unless Parliamentary approval

 

for the decision has been given in accordance with this section.

 

(1B)    

A Minister of the Crown shall vote against or otherwise reject a proposed decision

 

in the European Council or the Council in an area made subject to qualified

 

majority voting by the Treaty of Lisbon, and which would or could create

 

obligations on the United Kingdom, unless Parliamentary approval for the

 

decision has been given in accordance with this section.

 

(1C)    

Any decision adopted by the European Council or the Council by unanimity, or

 

in an area made subject to qualified majority voting by the Treaty of Lisbon, shall

 

not create an enforceable European Union right, European Union obligation or an

 

object of the European Union for the purposes of section 2 of the European

 

Communities Act 1972 if Parliamentary approval was not given for a Minister of

 

the Crown to support that decision in accordance with this section.

 

(1D)    

This section shall apply notwithstanding section 2 of the European Communities

 

Act 1972.

 

(1E)    

In this section, “the European Council” means that European Union institution

 

founded on Article 15 of the Treaty on European Union, and “the Council” means

 

that European Union institution founded on Article 16 of the Treaty on European

 

Union.’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

47

 

Clause  6,  page  2,  line  39,  leave out ‘may not vote in favour of or otherwise support’

 

and insert ‘shall vote against or otherwise reject’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Evennett

 

18

 

Clause  6,  page  2,  line  40,  leave out from ‘following’ to end of line 41.

 

Jeremy Corbyn

 

Jon Trickett

 

Mrs Ann Cryer

 

Ms Katy Clark

 

John McDonnell

 

Ms Diane Abbott

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Paul Flynn

 

David Lepper

 

Mrs Linda Riordan

 

Mike Wood

 

244

 

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  4,  at end insert ‘and that in relation to Chapter 2, Section 1,

 

part 27(a) 2 of the Treaty of Lisbon, member states should not newly enter into bilateral

 

defence agreements with non-member states when agreements have foreign and security

 

implications affecting the Union as a whole.’.


 
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