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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Monday 20 December 2010

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

1245-48, 1249, 1255, 1259, 1275-81 and 1287

 

Committee of the whole House


 

European Union Bill

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

43

 

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  7,  leave out subsections (5) and (6).

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

44

 

Clause  8,  page  7,  line  24,  at end add—

 

‘(8)    

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

 

114 TFEU decision unless one of subsections (3) to (5) is complied with in

 

relation to the draft decision.’.

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

45

 

Clause  7,  page  6,  line  38,  at end add—

 

‘(g)    

a decision implemented through the solidarity clause under Article 222

 

that obliges the United Kingdom to provide assistance to another

 

Member State which is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a

 

natural or man-made disaster.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 20 December 2010                  

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European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

46

 

Clause  9,  page  7,  line  44,  at end insert—

 

‘(d)    

the provision of Article 83(2) of TFEU that permits the minimum rules

 

with regard to the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in an area

 

subject to harmonisation measures.’.

 

Approval required in connection with Title V

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

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.

 

(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 to which this

 

subsection applies unless the notification in respect of the measure has been

 

approved by Act of Parliament.’.

 


 
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