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| | | ‘(1) | The Parliament Act 1911 is amended as follows. |
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| | | (2) | In section 2(1), after “five years” there is inserted “or a Bill amending or repealing |
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| | | sections 1 to 7 of the European Union Act 2011”.’. |
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| | | Annual report on Part 1 of the Act |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Prime Minister shall prepare and lay before the House each year a report on |
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| | | the operation of Part 1 of this Act. |
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| | | (2) | The report shall identify— |
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| | | (a) | any statements made in the previous 12 months under section 5, |
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| | | indicating specifically where Ministers have indicated an opinion under |
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| | | section 5(3) as to whether a treaty or Article 48(6) decision falls within |
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| | | section 4 of this Act, and any opinion given under section 5(4) of the Act |
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| | | on the significance of the relevant provision in relation to the United |
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| | | (b) | any powers and competences transferred under the terms of the TEU or |
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| | | TFEU from the United Kingdom to the European Union within the |
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| | | previous 12 months which— |
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| | | | required specific authorisation under any provisions of Part 1 of this Act; |
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| | | (c) | any powers and competences arising under any of the provisions of the |
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| | | TEU or TFEU referred to in Part 1 of this Act which have been |
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| | | repatriated to the United Kingdom from the European Union over the |
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| | | (d) | any such powers and competences which the Prime Minister seeks to |
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| | | repatriate to the United Kingdom from the European Union. |
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| | | (3) | The report shall also include— |
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| | | (a) | an assessment of the likelihood of further transfer of such powers and |
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| | | competences in the succeeding 12 months; |
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| | | (b) | a cost benefit analysis of the impact on the United Kingdom of any |
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| | | decisions made in the past 12 months under any of the provisions of the |
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| | | TEU or TFEU powers referred to in Part 1 of this Act.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Within twelve months of this Act receiving Royal Assent the Prime Minister will, |
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| | | following a consultation, lay before the House a report providing details of the |
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| | | powers and competences held by the European Union under TEU and TFEU |
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| | | which the Government intends to repatriate from the European Union to the |
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| | | (2) | Subsequent to the report in subsection (1) being laid before the House, a |
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| | | referendum will be held within six months to request from the population of the |
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| | | United Kingdom a mandate for the Government to repatriate those powers and |
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| | | competences back to the United Kingdom from the European Union. |
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| | | (3) | In the event that the result of the referendum in subsection (2) is affirmative, |
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| | | through the provisions of Section 18, Ministers will make appropriate |
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| | | arrangements to repatriate those powers and competences from the European |
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| | | Union to the United Kingdom. |
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| | | (4) | Subsequent to the arrangements made under subsection (3), Ministers of the |
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| | | Crown will negotiate the necessary amendments and revisions to TEU, TFEU and |
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| | | European Union laws with the European Union for a period of not more than |
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| | | (5) | In the event that the negotiations referred to in subsection (4) do not result in the |
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| | | appropriate amendments and revisions to fulfil the recommendations of the report |
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| | | in subsection (1) and ratified by referendum in subsection (2), Ministers of the |
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| | | Crown will prepare a Bill (“The Repatriation of Powers Bill”) to present to |
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| | | Parliament to ensure those powers and competences specified in the report in |
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| | | subsection (1) are repatriated from the European Union to the United Kingdom. |
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| | | (6) | The period of twelve months in subsection (4) can be extended for a further six |
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| | | month period by Order of both Houses through the affirmative resolution |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | There shall be a Committee, to be known as the European Union Referendum |
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| | | (a) | any amendment of the Treaty on the European Union or the Treaty on the |
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| | | Functioning of the European Union, whether by simplified or ordinary |
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| | | (b) | any decision already provided for in those treaties, as set out in Schedule |
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| | | (c) | any treaty or Article 48(6) decision as defined in section 4 of this Act; and |
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| | | (d) | any decision as set out in section 6(2) or 6(4) of this Act. |
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| | | (2) | The Committee shall report to Parliament in respect of each such treaty |
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| | | amendment or decision as to— |
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| | | (a) | whether it involves a significant transfer of power or competence, and if |
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| | | (b) | whether it requires a referendum to be held. |
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| | | (3) | When the Committee has reported its view as to whether or not a referendum is |
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| | | required, a Motion shall be moved in each House of Parliament to give effect to |
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| | | (4) | If both Houses agree to recommend a referendum, a referendum shall be held |
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| | | (5) | The Committee shall consist of no more than 19 Members, drawn from both |
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| | | Houses of Parliament, none of whom shall be Ministers of the Crown. |
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| | | (6) | The members of the Committee shall be nominated by the Speaker of the House |
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| | | of Commons and the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords respectively, in |
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| | | accordance with the Standing Orders or Resolutions of their respective Houses, |
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| | | and subject to the approval of their respective Houses. |
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| | | (7) | Members of each House shall be members of the Committee until discharged by |
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| | | their House or if they cease to be a Member of that House or if they become a |
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| | | (8) | The Committee shall elect a Chair from among those of its members who sit in |
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| | | (9) | The Committee may determine its own procedure, which shall be broadly in line |
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| | | with that followed by Joint Committees of the two Houses.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘In this Act “power” includes the making of any provision establishing, creating, |
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| | | transferring, altering or allocating responsibilities or relationships between |
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| | | Provision for further referendum |
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| | | Negatived on division NC11 |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘In order to meet the referendum condition referred to in section 2, section 3 and |
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| | | section 6 of this Act, the Act providing for the approval of— |
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| | | (a) | a treaty under the terms of section 2; or |
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| | | (b) | a decision under the terms of section 3; or |
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| | | (c) | a decision or draft decision under section 6 |
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| | | shall also provide for a further binding referendum to be held on continuing |
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| | | United Kingdom membership of the European Union, if the majority of those |
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| | | voting in a referendum held under the terms of the relevant section are opposed |
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| | | to the ratification of the treaty, decision or draft decision, as the case may be.’. |
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| | Title, line 6, after ‘Community’, insert ‘to amend the Parliament Act 1911 in relation to |
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| | certain provisions on such treaties;’. |
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| | | Bill, as amended, to be reported. |
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