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Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
202

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Dr Liam Fox

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Not called  263

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 30, inserted Article 13a TEU, paragraph 3

relating to the European External Action Service; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  104

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 31, amendments to Article 14 TEU relating

to joint actions within the Common Foreign and Security Policy;

and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  105

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 32, amendments to Article 15 TEU relating

to common positions within the Common Foreign and Security

Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  106

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 33, inserted Article 15a TEU relating to

questions on the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
203

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  107

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 34, inserted Article 15b TEU relating to

decisions within the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  108

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 35, amendments to Article 16 TEU relating

to Member States informing and consulting one another within

the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  109

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 37, amendments to Article 18 TEU relating

to the role of the Presidency in the Common Foreign and

Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  110

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 38, amendments to Article 19 TEU relating

to Member States’ coordination of action within the Common

Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
204

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

Not called  1

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 38(b)(iii), relating to Member States which

sit on the United Nations Security Council and the presentation

of the European Union’s position; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  111

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 39, amendments to Article 20 TEU relating

to diplomatic and consular missions; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  112

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 44, amendments to Article 25 TEU relating

to the Political and Security Committee; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Hague

Dr Liam Fox

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Not called  264

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 45, in respect of the repeal of Article 26

TEU relating to the role of the High Representative for the

common foreign and security policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
205

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  113

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 45, inserted Articles 25a TEU relating to

personal data and 25b TEU relating to a saving for the exercise

of European Union competences; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Hague

Dr Liam Fox

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Not called  265

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 46, so far as it relates to the replacement of

Article 27b TEU which provides that enhanced co-operation

shall not relate to matters having military or defence

implications; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  114

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 47, amendments to Article 28 TEU relating

to financing of the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Hague

Dr Liam Fox

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Not called  266

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 47(d), amendment to Article 28 TEU,

paragraph 3 relating to the financing of initiatives in the

framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
206

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Hague

Dr Liam Fox

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Not called  267

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out ‘any’ and insert—

‘(i)
Article 1, paragraph 49(c), amendments to inserted Article 28A

TEU, paragraph 3 relating to Member States making civilian and

military capabilities available to the Union for the

implementation of the common security and defence policy; and

(ii)
any other’.

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  53

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out from ‘provision’ to ‘the’ in line 13 and insert

‘which in any way applies’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

Not called  14

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

‘(i)
the Common Security and Defence Policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

Not called  15

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

‘(i)
the European Defence Agency; and

(ii)
’.

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr David Evennett

Bob Spink

Not called  16

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

‘(i)
permanent structured cooperation in defence; and

(ii)
’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 20th February 2008
207

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr John Redwood

Mr Iain Duncan Smith

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Sir Nicholas Winterton

Not called  54

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  at end add ‘to the United Kingdom.’.

Mr Nick Clegg

Mr Edward Davey

Nick Harvey

Mr Paul Burstow

Jo Swinson

Willie Rennie

Not selected  269

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  at end insert ‘except that in relation to Article 1,

paragraph 27(a), amendments to Article 11 TEU, where the United Kingdom enters a

defence agreement with a non-member state that is in any way linked to a related defence

agreement involving one or more other member states, and the agreement involves a

defence installation on the territory of one or more member states connected to the launch

or detection of nuclear missiles, the United Kingdom shall inform the European Council

of the reasons and how the agreement may impact on the Union as a whole, and seek to

obtain the binding agreement of all other member states to do likewise.’.

Mr Nick Clegg

Mr Edward Davey

Nick Harvey

Mr Paul Burstow

Jo Swinson

Willie Rennie

Not called  270

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  at end insert ‘, save for Article 1, paragraph 27(a),

paragraph 2 of amendments to Article 11 TEU.’.

Progress reported.