Seventh Report
European Union (Amendment) Bill
1. This bill makes provision in connection with
the United Kingdom's ratification of the Treaty (signed in Lisbon
in December 2007) amending, in particular, the Treaty on the European
Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community. The
Foreign and Commonwealth Office has prepared a memorandum, printed
at Appendix 1, explaining the two delegated powers in the bill.
2. As the department explains in its memorandum,
provisions of the Lisbon Treaty effect changes to terminology
and numbering in those earlier treaties, which require consequential
changes in UK legislation. Clause 3(4) enables the amendment by
negative order of primary and subordinate legislation (to reflect
changes in terminology or numbering arising out of the Lisbon
Treaty), supplementing the amendments made by clause 3 itself.
The Schedule to the bill affords an example of the kinds of changes
to terminology which are likely to be made. This is a Henry VIII
power, but its scope is narrowly confined to two specific kinds
of consequential amendment. We consider neither the delegation
nor the level of scrutiny to be inappropriate.
Immigration (Discharged Gurkhas) Bill
[HL]
3. This private member's bill does not delegate
legislative power.
Iraq War Inquiry Bill [HL]
4. This private member's bill does not delegate
legislative power.
Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] —
Government amendments
5. We reported on this bill in our 2nd Report
(HL Paper 21) and published the Government's response in our 4th
Report (HL Paper 49). The Government have now invited us to consider
amendments to be moved on Report, printed on sheet HL Bill 32(j)
and now agreed to. The Department for Children, Schools and Families
have provided a supplementary memorandum on the amendments, printed
at Appendix 2. There is nothing in the delegation in the amendments
which we wish to draw to the attention of the House.
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