Formal minutes
Wednesday 28 March 2018
Members present:
Hilary Benn, in the Chair
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Mr Peter Bone Joanna Cherry Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Andrea Jenkyns Stephen Kinnock |
Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Seema Malhotra Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams Sammy Wilson |
Draft Report (The future UK-EU relationship), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Question put, That the Chair’s draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 10 Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 6 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Ordered, That the Chair’s draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 100 agreed to.
Paragraph 101 read.
Amendment proposed, at end, to add
“Landlocked Liechtenstein has an unusually high percentage of its workforce commuting daily across its borders but this is not the case in the UK where a limit on residence permits would be difficult to distinguish from a limit on work.
The precedent of Liechtenstein however shows some flexibility in the requirements of EEA membership in respect of free movement. The Protocol adjusting the EEA agreement to enable this to happen was signed in 1993 to reflect the changes made following Switzerland’s decision not to ratify the Agreement. The Adjusting Protocol deleted Switzerland from the Agreement, including from Protocol 15 on transitional periods on the free movement of persons. As Protocol 15 was originally drafted to enable Switzerland and Liechtenstein to introduce temporary measures to restrict free movement, it might suggest the Protocol was not drawn up for the specific circumstances of a microstate.”—(Stephen Kinnock)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 7 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 102 to 106 agreed to.
Paragraph 107 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out the words “The UK Government has also acknowledged that this will involve a continuing role for the CJEU in the UK”.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Noes, 9 Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 108 to 113 agreed to.
Paragraph 114 read.
Amendment proposed, to leave out from the beginning of the paragraph to “. The EEA option” and insert “The Government has rejected applying for EEA Membership because its view is that this entails accepting both free movement and EU law. Should the negotiations on a deep and special partnership not prove successful, EFTA/EEA membership remains an alternative and would have the advantage of continuity of access for UK services.”—(Richard Graham)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 10 Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 6 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment proposed, at end, to add
“However, it will leave the UK as a rule-taker.”—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Noes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Whereupon the Chair declared himself with the Noes
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 115 and 131 agreed to.
Paragraph 132 read.
Amendment proposed, after “trade policy.”, to insert “However, it would fail, according to the Government’s own analysis, on the Mansion House speech test that Brexit must “protect people’s jobs and security”.”—(Stephen Kinnock)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 8 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Jeremy Lefroy Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Whereupon the Chair declared himself with the Ayes.
Question accordingly agreed to.
Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 133 and 152 agreed to.
Paragraph 153 read.
Amendment proposed, after “consensus”, to insert “, as there was about the short-term impact of a vote to leave the European Union,”.—(Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg)
Question put, That the amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Richard Graham Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Noes, 9 Joanna Cherry Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Question accordingly negatived.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 154 to 180 agreed to.
Paragraph 181 read.
Motion made, and Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 10 Joanna Cherry Richard Graham Peter Grant Wera Hobhouse Stephen Kinnock Jeremy Lefroy Seema Malhotra Emma Reynolds Stephen Timms Hywel Williams |
Noes, 6 Mr Peter Bone Sir Christopher Chope Andrea Jenkyns Craig Mackinlay Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg Sammy Wilson |
Paragraph accordingly agreed to.
Ordered, That the Report be the Fourth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chair make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available (Standing Order No. 134)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 18 April at 9.00am
Published: 4 April 2018