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Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

1331

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

New Clauses relating to Clauses 7 to 10

 

Approval required in connection with Title V

 

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

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A Minister of the Crown may not give a notification to which this subsection

 

applies unless Parliamentary approval has been given in accordance with

 

subsection (3).

 

(2)    

Subsection (1) applies in relation to a notification under Article 3 of Protocol (No.

 

21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of

 

freedom, security and justice annexed to TEU and TFEU (the “AFSJ Protocol”)

 

and Article 4 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis that the United

 

Kingdom wishes to take part in the adoption and application of any measure

 

proposed under Title V.

 

(3)    

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

 

notification in respect of a specified measure, and

 

(b)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

 

(4)    

Despite any Parliamentary approval given for the purposes of subsection (1), a

 

Minister may not vote in favour of or otherwise support a decision under a

 

provision falling within Title V unless the draft decision is approved by Act of

 

Parliament.

 

(5)    

A Minister of the Crown may not give a notification under Article 4 of the AFSJ

 

Protocol that the United Kingdom wishes to accept a measure unless the

 

notification in respect of the measure has been approved by Act of Parliament.’.

 


 

Decisions under Article 114 of TFEU

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Brian Binley

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

 

NC6

 

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

‘(1)    

A Minister of the Crown may not vote in favour of or otherwise support an Article

 

114 decision unless one of subsections (3) and (4) is complied with in relation to

 

the draft decision.

 

(2)    

An Article 114 decision is a decision under the provision of Article 114 of TFEU

 

that permits the adoption of measures for the approximation of provisions laid

 

down in Member States in relation to the establishment and functioning of the

 

internal market.

 

(3)    

This subsection is complied with if a draft decision is approved by Act of

 

Parliament.

 

(4)    

This subsection is complied with 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 support a

 

specified draft decision and is of the opinion that the measure to which it

 

relates is required as a matter of urgency, and

 

(b)    

each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’.

 


 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Graham Brady

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Kate Hoey

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

15

 

Clause  21,  page  12,  line  12,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

 

‘(3)    

The day appointed under subsection (2) shall be within one month of the day on

 

which this Act is passed.’.

 


 

Remaining New Clause

 

Parliament Act 1911 in relation to sections 1 to 7

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Sam Gyimah

 

Steve Baker

 

Martin Vickers

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Parliament Act 1911 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 2(1), after “five years” there is inserted “or a Bill amending or repealing

 

sections 1 to 7 of the European Union Act 2011”.’.

 



 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

1333

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Sam Gyimah

 

Steve Baker

 

Martin Vickers

 

42

 

Title,  line  6,  after ‘Community’, insert ‘to amend the Parliament Act 1911 in relation to

 

certain provisions on such treaties;’.

 

 

Order of the House [7 DECember 2010]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the European Union Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

 

Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and Third Reading

 

2.    

Proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on consideration and

 

proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed in five days.

 

3.    

The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the

 

following Table.

 

4.    

The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

 

TABLE

 

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

 
 

Clause 18, new Clauses relating to

The moment of interruption on the first

 
 

Clause 18, new Schedules relating to

day.

 
 

Clause 18.

  
 

Clauses 1 to 5, new Clauses relating to

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

any of Clauses 1 to 5, new Schedules

second day.

 
 

relating to any of Clauses 1 to 5.

  
 

Clause 6, Schedule 1, new Clauses

90 minutes before the moment of

 
 

relating to Clause 6 or Schedule 1, new

interruption on the third day.

 
 

Schedules relating to Clause 6 or

  
 

Schedule 1.

  
 

Clauses 11 to 13, new Clauses relating

The moment of interruption on the third

 
 

to any of Clauses 11 to 13, new

day.

 
 

Schedules relating to any of Clauses 11

  
 

to 13.

  
 

Clauses 7 to 10, new Clauses relating to

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

any of Clauses 7 to 10, new Schedules

fourth day.

 
 

relating to any of Clauses 7 to 10,

  
 

Clause 14, new Clauses relating to

  
 

Clause 14, new Schedules relating to

  
 

Clause 14.

  
 

Clauses 15 to 17, Schedule 2, new

Two hours before the moment of

 
 

Clauses relating to Part 2, new

interruption on the fifth day.

 
 

Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 19

  
 

to 22, remaining new Clauses,

  
 

remaining new Schedules, remaining

  
 

proceedings in Committee.

  
 

Any proceedings on consideration,

The moment of interruption on the fifth

 
 

proceedings on Third Reading.

day.

 

 
 

Committee of the whole House: 11 January 2011            

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

5.    

Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings in Committee, to any proceedings on consideration or to

 

proceedings on Third Reading.

 

Other Proceedings

 

6.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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