Formal Minutes
Tuesday 21 May 2013
Members present:
Mr Bernard Jenkin, in the Chair
| Paul Flynn
Robert Halfon
Kelvin Hopkins
| | Greg Mulholland
Mr Steve Reed
Lindsay Roy
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Draft Report (Public engagement in policy-making), proposed
by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft
Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 33 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 34 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 24, after the word "'opportunities'.",
to insert "Recent experience has confirmed the view that
lobbyists determine Government action. There has been no bill
or white paper on lobbying reform as promised by the Prime Minister
in March 2010. The expected bills on minimum alcohol prices and
plain tobacco labelling were absent from the Queens Speech, after
intensive lobby by vested interests." — (Mr Paul
Flynn)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 2
Paul Flynn
Kelvin Hopkins
| | Noes, 4
Robert Halfon
Greg Mulholland
Steve Reed
Lindsay Roy
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Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraphs 35 to 64 read and agreed to.
Summary agreed to.
Question put, That the Report
be the Second Report of the Committee to the House.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 5
Robert Halfon
Kelvin Hopkins
Greg Mulholland
Steve Reed
Lindsay Roy
| | Noes, 1
Paul Flynn
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Question accordingly agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chair
make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed
copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the
provisions of Standing Order No. 134.
Written evidence, ordered to be reported for publishing
on 30 October, 13, 20, and 28 November, 18 December 2012 and 29
January, was ordered to be reported to the House for printing
with the Report.
[Adjourned till Tuesday 4 June at 9.15 am
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