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‘(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)

’.

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).

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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’.

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

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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—

‘(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.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

42

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision of Article 82(2)(d) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the

European Union that permits the addition of new aspects of criminal procedure to

those which may be the subject of directives decided by qualified majority

voting.’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

43

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision of Article 83(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union that permits the addition of new areas of crime which may be the subject

of directives decided by qualified majority voting.’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

44

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision of Article 86(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union that permits the creation of a European Public Prosecutor.’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

45

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision of Article 86(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union that permits the extension of the powers of the European Public

Prosecutor.’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

46

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘( )	The provision of Article 42(2) of the Treaty on the European Union that permits

the establishment of a common European Union defence.’.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

49

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

A Minister of the Crown may not commit the United Kingdom to new

obligations, or alter the obligations of the United Kingdom, under the following

provisions unless Parliamentary approval has been given in accordance with this

section—

(a)	Article 3 of the Protocol on the Position of the United Kingdom and

Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, permitting

a notification of the wish to take part in the adoption of an act under the

EU’s area of freedom, security and justice,

(b)	Article 4 of the Protocol on the Position of the United Kingdom and

Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, permitting

a notification of the wish to accept an act under the European Union’s

area of freedom, security and justice,

(c)	Article 329 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

permitting a request to take part in enhanced cooperation,

(d)	Article 46 of the Treaty on European Union, permitting a notification of

the intention to participate in permanent structured co-operation, and

(e)	Article 10(5) of the Protocol on Transitional Provisions, permitting a

notification of the wish to participate in police and criminal justice

measures with full jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.’.

Jon Trickett

Colin Burgon

Jon Cruddas

Frank Dobson

Kelvin Hopkins

John McDonnell

66

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

A Minister of the Crown may not vote in favour of or otherwise support a decision

under any article of the Treaty on European Union or Treaty on the Functioning

of the European Union that relates to, or in so far as it relates to or could be

applied in relation to, the provision of healthcare services by an NHS body unless

Parliamentary approval has been given in accordance with this section.’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

19

Clause  6,  page  3,  leave out lines 21 to 35.

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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

50

Clause  6,  page  3,  leave out lines 21 to 25 and insert—

‘(2)	For the purposes of this section, Parliamentary approval is given if an Act of

Parliament authorises Her Majesty’s Government’s support for a specified

proposed decision.’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

20

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  21,  leave out from ‘given’ to end of line 35 and insert ‘by Act

of Parliament’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

60

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  25,  at end insert ‘, by a majority of not less than two-thirds of

those entitled to vote in each House’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

61

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  25,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

No motion under subsection (2)(b) or (c) shall be made unless both the scrutiny

reserve resolution of the House of Commons of 17th November 1998 and the

scrutiny reserve resolution of the House of Lords of 6th December 1999 have

been fully complied with.’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

41

Clause  6,  page  3,  leave out lines 26 to 35.

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Jon Trickett

Colin Burgon

Jon Cruddas

Frank Dobson

Kelvin Hopkins

John McDonnell

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Clause  6,  page  3,  line  43,  at end insert ‘, and

(c)	“NHS body” means—

(i)	a Strategic Health Authority;

(ii)	a Special Health Authority;

(iii)

a Local Health Board;

(iv)	a Primary Care Trust;

(v)	an NHS trust; or

(vi)	an NHS foundation trust.’.

Day 11

      Clause 8, the Schedule, New Clauses and New Schedules

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

22

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  8,  after ‘force’, leave out ‘on Royal Assent’ and add ‘when

Her Majesty’s Government has secured the deletion from the Treaty of Lisbon of all

changes to the Common Security and Foreign Policy made by that Treaty’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

23

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  8,  after ‘force’, leave out ‘on Royal Assent’ and add ‘when

Her Majesty’s Government has reached agreement in the European Council that the

European Union President shall appear at least once a year before any select committee

for the time being having the functions of a European Scrutiny Committee to account for

the conduct of that office’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

24

Clause  8,  page  4,  line  8,  leave out ‘Royal Assent’ and add ‘the Government

publishing a report on—

(a)	the relationship between the Presidency of the EU Council and the EU

Secretariat; and

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