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House of Commons

 
 

Wednesday 6th February 2008

 

Committee of the whole House

 

Proceedings

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill


 

[Fourth day]


 

Day 4

 

        Amendments to Clause 2 relating to the single market

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not selected  230

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 1, paragraph 4, replacement Article 2 TEU relating to the

 

aims of the European Union, in paragraph 3, the words “a highly

 

competitive social market economy”; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Negatived on division  237

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2B TEC (TFEU),

 

paragraph 1(b) providing for the establishing of competition

 

rules necessary for the functioning of the internal market to be an

 

area of exclusive competence of the European Union; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  231

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2B TEC (TFEU),

 

paragraph 1(e) providing for the common commercial policy to

 

be an area of exclusive competence of the European Union; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  232

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2C TEC (TFEU),

 

paragraph 2(a) providing for the internal market to be an area of

 

shared competence of the European Union and Member States;

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  233

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 12, inserted Article 2D TEC (TFEU),

 

paragraph 3 providing that the European Union may take

 

initiatives to ensure coordination of Member States’ social

 

policies; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  219

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 40 to to 45, inserted Title I and Articles 22a

 

and 22b, renumbered Title Ia, amended Article 23(1), inserted

 

Chapter Ia and Article 27a TEC (TFEU) relating to the internal

 

market; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  239

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 45. inserted Article 27a TEC (TFEU),

 

relating to customs co-operation; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  220

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 50 and 51, amendments to Articles

 

39(3)(d) and 42 TEC (TFEU) relating to the free movement of

 

workers; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  240

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 51(b) replacement paragraph in Article 42

 

TEC (TFEU), on the procedure for adopting measures in the field

 

of social security; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  221

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 52 to 55, amendments to Articles 44(2), 45

 

and 47, and inserted Article 48a TEC (TFEU) relating to freedom

 

of establishment; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  241

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 54(b), deleting paragraph 2 of Article 47

 

TEC (TFEU) on the procedure for deciding on directives that

 

require the amendment of national principles governing training

 

for, and conditions of access to, the professions; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Not called  234

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 78, Article 88 TEC (TFEU), inserted

 

paragraph 4 enabling the Commission to adopt regulations

 

relating to the categories of State aid the Council has exempted

 

from the State aid authorisation procedure; and

 

(ii)    

’.


 
 

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146

 

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  238

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 83, amendment to Article 96 TEC (TFEU)

 

providing that directives to deal with distortions in competition

 

shall be subject to the ordinary legislative procedure; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  140

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 84, new Article 97a TEC (TFEU) relating to

 

intellectual property; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  141

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 85, inserted Article 97b TEC (TFEU),

 

relating to the single currency, and paragraph 86, amendments to

 

Article 99 TEC (TFEU) relating to broad economic guidelines;

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  242

 

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


 
 

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

 
 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 86(a), amending paragraph 4 of Article 99

 

TEC (TFEU), on warnings and recommendations addressed to a

 

Member State found to have economic policies inconsistent with

 

the broad economic guidelines of the European Union; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  143

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 88 to 110, amendments and new Articles

 

TEC (TFEU) relating to economic and monetary policy; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not selected  144

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 112 and 113, relating to the moving of Title

 

IX TEC (TFEU) (Common Commercial Policy) and Title X

 

TEC (TFEU) (Customs Cooperation); and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  145

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraphs 114 to 122, inserted Article 136a TEC

 

(TFEU) relating to social partners, and amendments to Articles

 

137 to 140, 143 and 148 TEC (TFEU) relating to social policy;

 

and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

 

Not called  235

 

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


 
 

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‘(i)    

Article 2, paragraph 158, inserted Article 188C TEC (TFEU),

 

relating to the common commercial policy; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Colin Burgon

 

Jon Trickett

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Not called  224

 

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

 

‘(i)    

the provision for a “special committee” to assist the Commission

 

in negotiating and concluding agreements under the Common

 

Commercial Policy contained in Article 2, paragraph 158,

 

inserted Article 188C TEC (TFEU), paragraph 3; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Sir Nicholas Winterton

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  195

 

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

 

‘(i)    

the Protocol on the Internal Market and Competition; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

As an Amendment to Mr William Cash’s proposed Amendment (No. 195):—

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Edward Davey

 

Jo Swinson

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Not called  (a)

 

Line  1,  after ‘Competition’, insert ‘, unless arrangements have been made for the

 

Secretary of State to report to Parliament each year on the operation and

 

application of European Union competition policy according to the principle set

 

out in the Protocol’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

David Davis

 

Nick Herbert

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Bob Spink

 

Not called  215

 

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

 

‘(i)    

Annexed Protocol No. 1 Amending the Protocols Annexed to the

 

Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty establishing the

 

European Community and/or to the Treaty establishing the

 

European Atomic Energy Community, Article 1, paragraph


 
 

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20(h), relating to the application to the United Kingdom and

 

Ireland of measures relating to the free movement of persons,

 

services and capital; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Jon Trickett

 

Colin Burgon

 

Jon Cruddas

 

Frank Dobson

 

Ms Gisela Stuart

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Adam Price

 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Not called  223

 

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

 

‘(i)    

any provision relating to the Internal Market in so far as it could

 

be applied to healthcare services; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Mr William Hague

 

Mr David Lidington

 

Mr Philip Hammond

 

Mr Mark Francois

 

Mr David Gauke

 

Mr David Evennett

 

Not called  243

 

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

 

‘(i)    

European intellectual property rights; and

 

(ii)    

’.

 

Progress reported.