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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 11 January 2011

 

Committee of the whole House

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

European Union Bill


 

Note

 

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

 

[7 December].

 


 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

9

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(1)    

The sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament is hereby reaffirmed.’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

41

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(1)    

The sovereignty of the United Kingdom Parliament in relation to EU law is

 

hereby reaffirmed.’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

10

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  30,  at end insert ‘and not by virtue of a common law

 

principle.’.

 

Ed Miliband

 

Yvette Cooper

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Chuka Umunna

 

52

 

Clause  18,  page  11,  line  30,  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

The Secretary of State shall prepare an annual report on the extent to which in the

 

previous 12 months the provisions of subsection (1) have been challenged or

 

questioned in the courts, including the European Court of Justice, identifying any

 

challenge to the declaration contained in that subsection that the status of EU law

 

is dependent on the continuing statutory basis provided by the European

 

Communities Act 1972.

 

(3)    

The report made under subsection (2) shall be laid before Parliament for its

 

approval.’.

 


 

new clauses relating to clause 18

 

Parliamentary sovereignty

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Section 3(1) of the European Communities Act 1972 shall not extend to the

 

construction or interpretation by the courts of the United Kingdom as to the nature

 

or legal effect of parliamentary sovereignty and section 3 shall be amended

 

accordingly.’.

 



 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Saving for existing law

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Nothing in Part 3 adversely affects or shall be construed as affecting the existing

 

constitutional law of the sovereignty of Parliament in relation to EU law.’.

 


 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

16

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  12,  after ‘Parliament,’, insert ‘the Bill for which was given a

 

Second Reading, by the first House of Parliament to give it a Second Reading, no sooner

 

than ten weeks after the date of the laying of the statement referred to in paragraph (a),’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

1

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  13,  leave out ‘or the exemption condition’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

48

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert ‘and also provides that, where the majority

 

of those voting in that referendum are opposed to the ratification of the treaty, a further

 

binding referendum is held on continuing United Kingdom membership of the European

 

Union’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

49

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  20,  after ‘referendum’, insert ‘on ratification of the treaty’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

2

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  23,  leave out subsection (3).

 


 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

17

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  31,  after ‘Parliament,’, insert ‘the Bill for which was given a

 

Second Reading, by the first House of Parliament to give it a Second Reading, no sooner

 

than ten weeks after the date of the laying of the statement referred to in paragraph (a),’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

3

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  32,  leave out ‘the exemption condition or the significance

 

condition’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Philip Davies

 

Kate Hoey

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

50

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  39,  at end insert ‘and also provides that, where the majority

 

of those voting in that referendum are opposed to the approval of the decision, a further

 

binding referendum is held on continuing United Kingdom membership of the European

 

Union’.


 
 

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Philip Davies

 

Kate Hoey

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

51

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  40,  after ‘referendum’, insert ‘on approval of the decision’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

4

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  43,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

5

 

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  1,  leave out subsection (4).

 


 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

22

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  8,  after ‘subsection (4)’, insert ‘and (5)’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

6

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(n)    

any other implementation of a power under the TEU or TFEU.’.


 
 

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

21

 

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(n)    

a reduction before 1 April 2017 in the United Kingdom’s percentage

 

share of the votes that can constitute a blocking minority under the

 

system of weighted votes provided for by Article 3(3) of Protocol (No.

 

36) on Transitional Provisions annexed to TEU and TFEU;

 

(o)    

a reduction of more than 3.5 per cent. in the United Kingdom’s share of

 

the population that can constitute a blocking minority under the

 

definition of a qualified majority set out in Article 16(4) of TEU and

 

Article 238(2) of TFEU.’.

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

18

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (a).

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mr Douglas Carwell

 

Mr William Cash

 

Ms Gisela Stuart

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

12

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  at end add ‘, where Parliamentary approval has been given

 

to the approval of the accession without the holding of a referendum in the United

 

Kingdom.

 

(5)    

Parliamentary approval is given if—

 

(a)    

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

 

the House approves Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to give

 

approval to the accession without the holding of a referendum; and

 

(b)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’.

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

23

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a treaty that involves provision falling under

 

subsection 1(n) or (o).’.

 



 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

7

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  17,  leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The required statement is a statement that there will be a referendum on that

 

treaty.’.

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Kelvin Hopkins

 

Mr Douglas Carwell

 

Mr William Cash

 

Ms Gisela Stuart

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Zac Goldsmith

 

11

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘(6)    

If the Minister’s opinion is that the effect of that provision in relation to the

 

United Kingdom is not significant the Minister must seek Parliamentary approval

 

for his opinion.

 

(7)    

Parliamentary approval is given if—

 

(a)    

in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

 

the House approves of the Minister’s opinion; and

 

(b)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

 

(8)    

If the Minister fails to obtain Parliamentary approval for his opinion the

 

significance condition is not met.’.

 


 

New Clause relating to Clauses 1 to 5

 

Parliament Act 1911 in relation to sections 1 to 5

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Sam Gyimah

 

Steve Baker

 

Martin Vickers

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Parliament Act 1911 is amended as follows.


 
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