House of Commons Amendments

House of Commons

Session 2007 - 08
Internet Publications
Other Bills before Parliament

459

House of Commons

Tuesday 29th January 2008

Committee of the whole House

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

European Union (Amendment) Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the House

[28th January 2008].

Day 1

Amendments to Clause 1; and amendments to Clause 2 relating to fighting

      cross-border crime; justice; policing; human trafficking; and asylum

                          and migration policy.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

51

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

amendments’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
460

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

214

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

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 51, replacement Article 35 TEU, relating to

jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice over police and

judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

132

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 63, replacement Title IV TEC (TFEU)

relating to an area of freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

133

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, replacement Chapter 1 and Articles 61

to 61I TEC (TFEU), general provisions relating to an area of

freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
461

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

207

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61D TEC (TFEU),

providing for a standing committee on internal security; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

208

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 64, inserted Article 61G TEC (TFEU),

providing for measures to ensure administrative cooperation

between national departments and the Commission in the area of

freedom, security and justice; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

209

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 62 TEC (TFEU),

relating to borders and visas; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

4

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63 TEC (TFEU),

relating to a common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection

and temporary protection; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
462

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

5

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63a TEC (TFEU),

relating to a common immigration policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

6

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Article 63a TEC (TFEU),

paragraphs 2(a) and (b) relating to the conditions of entry and

residence and the definition of the rights of third-country

nationals residing legally in a Member State; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

7

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, inserted Article 63b TEC (TFEU)

relating to the sharing of responsiblity between Member States

on policies on border checks, asylum and immigration; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

134

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 65, replacement Chapter 2 and Articles 62

to 63b TEC (TFEU) relating to policies on border checks,

asylum and immigration; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
463

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

135

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 66, replacement Chapter 3 and Article 65

TEC (TFEU) relating to judicial cooperation in civil matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

210

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 66, replacement Article 65 TEC (TFEU),

paragraphs 1 and 2 relating to judicial cooperation in civil

matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

211

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, repeal of Article 68 TEC, relating to

jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice over visas, asylum,

immigration and other policies related to free movement of

persons; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
464

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

136

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Chapter 4 and Articles 69A to

69E TEC (TFEU) relating to judicial cooperation in criminal

matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

8

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69A, TEC (TFEU),

relating to judicial cooperation in criminal matters; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

9

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69B TEC (TFEU),

relating to the definition of criminal offences and sanctions; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

212

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69D TEC (TFEU),

relating to Eurojust; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House: 29th January 2008
465

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

10

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 67, inserted Article 69E TEC (TFEU),

relating to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

David Davis

Nick Herbert

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

213

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69F TEC (TFEU),

relating to police cooperation; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Mr Edward Leigh

Philip Davies

Bob Spink

Mr Roger Gale

Mr David Wilshire

Angela Browning

Mr Nigel Evans

Daniel Kawczynski

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ann Winterton

Mr Christopher Chope

Sir Peter Tapsell

137

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Chapter 5 and Articles 69F to

69H TEC (TFEU) relating to police cooperation; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

11

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 68, inserted Article 69G TEC (TFEU),

relating to Europol; and

(ii)
’.