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Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1104

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1105

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1106

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1107

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)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1108

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’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1109

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.’.

Committee of the whole House: 20th February 2008
1110

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

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.

Jeremy Corbyn

Jon Trickett

Mrs Ann Cryer

Ms Katy Clark

John McDonnell

Ms Diane Abbott

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.’.