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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:—

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‘(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

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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”.’.

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Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Sam Gyimah

Steve Baker

Martin Vickers

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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.

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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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Revised 11 January 2011