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House of Commons

Monday 25th February 2008

Committee of the whole House

Proceedings

European Union (Amendment) Bill

[Sixth day]

DAY 6

  Amendments to Clause 2 relating to international development

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Withdrawn  245

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

‘(i)
any provision that increases the influence of the Common

Foreign and Security Policy on international aid; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Not selected  274

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

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

paragraph 14 categorising the common commercial policy as an

exclusive competence of the EU; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Not called  246

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

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

paragraph 4 relating to competence on development cooperation

and humanitarian aid; and

(ii)
’.

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212

European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Not selected  275

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

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

the common commercial policy; and

(ii)
’.

Colin Burgon

Jon Trickett

Jon Cruddas

Kelvin Hopkins

Not called  268

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 158, inserted Article 188C TEU paragraph

3, providing for a special committee, in so far as it relates to

international development; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Not called  247

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

‘(i)
in Article 2, paragraph 161(a), amendments to inserted Article

188D TEC (TFEU), the words “Union policy in the field of

development cooperation shall be conducted within the

framework of the principles and objectives of the Union’s

external action”;

(ii)
in Article 2, paragraph 166(a), amendment to inserted Article

188H TEC (TFEU), the words “Such measures shall be

consistent with the development policy of the Union and shall be

carried out within the framework of the principles and objectives

of its external action”;

(iii)
in Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 1, the words “The Union’s operations in the field of

humanitarian aid shall be conducted within the framework of the

principles and objectives of the external action of the Union”;

and

(iv)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Not called  272

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 161(a), replacement paragraphs 1 and 2 of

Article 188D TEC (TFEU), on the objectives of European Union

development co-operation policy; and

(ii)
’.

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory

Not called  273

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

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European Union (Amendment) Bill, continued

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 166(a), replacement paragraph 1 or Article

188H, TEC (TFEU), the words “other than developing

countries”, in relation to economic, financial and technical co-

operation with third countries; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Not moved  248

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 167, inserted Article 188I TEC (TFEU)

relating to the procedure for adopting decisions on urgent

financial assistance in respect of a situation in a third country;

and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Not called  249

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 3 relating to the legislative procedure for the

framework for humanitarian aid operations; and

(ii)
’.

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Mr William Hague

Mr David Lidington

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Mark Lancaster

Mr David Evennett

Not called  250

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

‘(i)
Article 2, paragraph 168, inserted Article 188J TEC (TFEU),

paragraph 5 relating to a European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid

Corps; and

(ii)
’.

Progress reported.