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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Monday 24 January 2011

 

Committee of the whole House

 

Proceedings

 

European Union Bill

 

[second day]

 

George Eustice

 

Not selected  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

 

Not selected  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

 

Not selected  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

 

Negatived on division  85

 

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

 

‘(7A)    

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

 

Committee as established by section [European Union Referendum Committee]

 

below.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

370

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not moved  1

 

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

 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not selected  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.’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  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

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

371

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Union’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr David Nuttall

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  2

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  67

 

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

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Not called  3

 

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

 

condition’.

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

372

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Martin Horwood

 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Not called  68

 

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

 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not selected  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

 

Not called  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’.

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Philip Hollobone

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Philip Davies

 

Kate Hoey

 

Not called  51

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  40,  after ‘referendum’, insert ‘on approval of the decision’.

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

373

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Mr Nigel Dodds

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  5

 

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

 

Martin Horwood

 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Not called  64

 

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

 

Martin Horwood

 

Stephen Gilbert

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  66

 

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

 

Clause Agreed to.

 

 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  22

 

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

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

374

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Edward Miliband

 

Mr Douglas Alexander

 

Mr Wayne David

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  96

 

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

 

patent’.

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  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

 

Not selected  6

 

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

 

‘(n)    

any other implementation of a power under the TEU or TFEU.’.

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Mr Peter Bone

 

Not called  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.’.

 
 

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011    

375

 

European Union Bill, continued

 
 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Steve Baker

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  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

 

Not called  18

 

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

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Richard Shepherd

 

Steve Baker

 

Not called  74

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  5,  leave out paragraph (b).

 

Mr William Cash

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr John Redwood

 

Mr John Whittingdale

 

Mr James Clappison

 

Jacob Rees-Mogg

 

Not called  78

 

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  6,  at end insert ‘except where any such provision

 

substantially affects all or any of the political, economic, fiscal, social or constitutional

 

relationship between the United Kingdom and other Member States of the European

 

Union.’.

 
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