Formal minutes
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Members present:
Dr Andrew Murrison, in the Chair
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Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield John Grogan Lady Hermon |
Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
Draft Report (The Northern Ireland backstop and the border: interim report), proposed by the Chair, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 to 31 read and agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That paragraph 32 stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided:
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Ayes, 6 |
Noes, 2 |
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Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
John Grogan Lady Hermon |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Paragraphs 33 to 39 read and agreed to.
On the proposal of the Chair, and with the leave of the Committee, a single Question was put on paragraphs 40 and 41.
Motion made, and Question put, That paragraphs 40 and 41 stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided:
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Ayes, 6 |
Noes, 2 |
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Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
John Grogan Lady Hermon |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Paragraphs 42 to 54 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 55 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 19, to leave out from “The balance of the evidence suggests” to “be a substantial achievement.” in line 21.—(Lady Hermon.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 2 |
Noes, 6 |
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John Grogan Lady Hermon |
Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
Question negatived.
Paragraph 55 agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the paragraphs entitled “Summary” stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided:
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Ayes, 6 |
Noes, 2 |
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Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
John Grogan Lady Hermon |
Question accordingly agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put, That the Report be the Sixth Report of the Committee to the House.
The Committee divided:
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Ayes, 6 |
Noes, 1 |
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Mr Gregory Campbell Maria Caulfield Kate Hoey Nigel Mills Ian Paisley Jim Shannon |
John Grogan |
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.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 13 March at 9.15am
Published: 9 March 2019