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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Thursday 20 January 2011

Committee of the whole House

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European Union Bill

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Note

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

[7 December].

George Eustice

69

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out line 8 and insert—

‘(4)	A reference to a treaty which amends or replaces TEU or TFEU includes a

reference to—’.

George Eustice

70

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(c)	any Treaty agreed by the Member States of the European Union which in

any way replaces or duplicates any part of TEU or TFEU.’.

Neil Carmichael

61

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(8)	A reference to a decision means the final draft of a decision immediately before

its adoption by the European Council or the Council.’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

85

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  6,  at end add—

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‘(7A)

References to “the Committee” are to the European Union Referendum

Committee as established by section [European Union Referendum Committee]

below.’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

86

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  10,  leave out ‘a statement relating to the treaty was’ and

insert ‘the treaty and a statement relating to it were’.

Mr Robert Buckland

63

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

Steve Baker

1

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

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

92

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  16,  leave out from ‘until’ to end of line 22 and insert ‘the

referendum procedure set out in subsection (2A) below has been completed.

(2A)	The referendum procedure is completed if—

(a)	a decision has been taken by either or both Houses of Parliament not to

hold a referendum, whether by agreeing with a recommendation from the

Committee that a referendum is not required or by disagreeing to a

recommendation from the Committee that a referendum is required; or

(b)	a referendum has been held throughout the United Kingdom, or where

the treaty affects Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and

Gibraltar, and a majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour

of ratification of the treaty.’.

Claire Perry

George Freeman

71

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  18,  leave out ‘Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and

Gibraltar’ and insert ‘, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man or British Overseas Territories,

throughout the United Kingdom, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man or British Overseas

Territories.’.

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Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mr David Nuttall

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

Mr David Nuttall

49

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

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr James Clappison

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Nigel Dodds

Steve Baker

2

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

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

87

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  29,  leave out ‘a statement relating to the decision was’ and

insert ‘the decision and a statement relating to it were’.

Mr Robert Buckland

62

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),’.

Martin Horwood

Stephen Gilbert

67

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  32,  leave out paragraph (c).

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Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr James Clappison

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Nigel Dodds

Steve Baker

3

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

condition’.

Martin Horwood

Stephen Gilbert

68

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  34,  leave out subsections (2), (3) and (4).

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

93

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  36,  leave out from ‘until’ to end of line 42 and insert ‘the

referendum procedure set out in subsection (2A) below has been completed.

(2A)	The referendum procedure is completed if—

(a)	a decision has been taken by either or both Houses of Parliament not to

hold a referendum, whether by agreeing with a recommendation from the

Committee that a referendum is not required or by disagreeing to a

recommendation from the Committee that a referendum is required; or

(b)	a referendum has been held throughout the United Kingdom, or where

the treaty affects Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and

Gibraltar, and a majority of those voting in the referendum are in favour

of approval of the decision.’.

Claire Perry

72

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  39,  leave out ‘Gibraltar, throughout the United Kingdom and

Gibraltar’ and insert ‘, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man or British Overseas Territories,

throughout the United Kingdom, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man or British Overseas

Territories.’.

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Douglas Carswell

Philip Davies

Kate Hoey

Mr David Nuttall

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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Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Douglas Carswell

Philip Davies

Kate Hoey

Mr David Nuttall

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

Steve Baker

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

Steve Baker

5

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

Martin Horwood

Stephen Gilbert

64

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  3,  leave out from ‘4’ to ‘and’ in line 4.

Martin Horwood

Stephen Gilbert

65

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  4,  leave out ‘(1)(i) or (j)’ and insert ‘(1)(a), (d), (e), (f), (g),

(h) (i), (j), (k), (l) or (m)’.

Martin Horwood

Stephen Gilbert

66

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  4,  after ‘(1)’, insert ‘(g), (h)’.

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Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

88

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  8,  before ‘(1)’ insert—

‘(A1)

A treaty or Article 48(6) decision which falls within this section shall be subject

to the procedure of determination by the Committee and both Houses of

Parliament as to whether a referendum is required’.

Chris Heaton-Harris

Mr Peter Bone

22

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

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

94

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  10,  at end insert ‘except in the event of additional language

in Article 3 that states the EU aim of preventing damaging climate change’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

95

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  16,  at end insert ‘excepting an extension of the EU customs

union in the case of a treaty for the accession of a new member state’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

96

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  21,  at end insert ‘except cooperation in the field of an EU

patent’.

Nia Griffith

97

Clause  4,  page  3,  line  36,  at end insert ‘except an amendment of Article 31(2) that

removes or amends the provision enabling a member of the Council to oppose the

adoption of a decision to be taken by qualified majority voting in the appointment of a

special representative in accordance with Article 33’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr James Clappison

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Nigel Dodds

Steve Baker

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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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.’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Steve Baker

76

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

‘(n)	the conferring on the EU of a new competence to harmonise economic,

fiscal and social measures, or enlargement.’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Steve Baker

77

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

‘(o)	a decision by the United Kingdom to enter enhanced cooperation where

the voting procedure has been changed from unanimity to qualified

majority voting.’.

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr John Redwood

Mr John Whittingdale

Mr James Clappison

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr John Baron

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr Nigel Dodds

Dr William McCrea

Steve Baker

80

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

Chris Heaton-Harris

Mr Peter Bone

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

18

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

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