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Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011
376

European Union Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Richard Shepherd

Steve Baker

Not called  75

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  leave out paragraph (c).

Mr James Clappison

Kelvin Hopkins

Mr Douglas Carwell

Mr William Cash

Ms Gisela Stuart

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Not called  12

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  at end add ‘, where Parliamentary approval has been given

to the approval of the accession without the holding of a referendum in the United

Kingdom.

(5)
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

approval to the accession without the holding of a referendum; and

(b)
each House agrees to the motion without amendment.’.

Chris Heaton-Harris

Mr Peter Bone

Not called  23

Clause  4,  page  4,  line  7,  at end add—

‘(5)
Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a treaty that involves provision falling under

subsection 1(n) or (o).’.

Clause Agreed to.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

Not called  89

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  10,  leave out ‘the required statement before Parliament’ and

insert ‘the treaty and the required statement before the Committee and before Parliament’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

Not called  90

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  14,  leave out ‘the required statement before Parliament’ and

insert ‘the decision and the required statement before the Committee and before

Parliament’.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011
377

European Union Bill, continued

Mr William Cash

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr James Clappison

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Nigel Dodds

Not called  7

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  17,  leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—

‘(3)
The required statement is a statement that there will be a referendum on that

treaty.’.

Edward Miliband

Mr Douglas Alexander

Mr Wayne David

Not called  91

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  19,  leave out subsections (4) and (5).

Secretary William Hague

Agreed to  56

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘( )
In relation to an Article 48(6) decision adopted by the European Council before

the day on which this section comes into force (“the commencement date”), the

condition in section 3(1)(a) is to be taken to be complied with if a statement under

this section is laid before Parliament before the end of the 2 months beginning

with the commencement date.’.

Mr James Clappison

Kelvin Hopkins

Mr Douglas Carwell

Mr William Cash

Ms Gisela Stuart

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Negatived on division  11

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  24,  at end add—

‘(6)
If the Minister’s opinion is that the effect of that provision in relation to the

United Kingdom is not significant the Minister must seek Parliamentary approval

for his opinion.

(7)
Parliamentary approval is given if—

(a)
in each House of Parliament a Minister of the Crown moves a motion that

the House approves of the Minister’s opinion; and

(b)
each House agrees to the motion without amendment.

(8)
If the Minister fails to obtain Parliamentary approval for his opinion the

significance condition is not met.’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24 January 2011
378

European Union Bill, continued

New Clause relating to Clauses 1 to 5

Parliament Act 1911 in relation to sections 1 to 5

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr William Cash

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr Sam Gyimah

Steve Baker

Martin Vickers

Not called  NC2

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 5 of the European Union Act 2011”.’.

Progress reported



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