Wednesday 15 October 2008
Members present:
Michael Connarty, in the Chair
Mr Adrian Bailey
Mr David S Borrow
Mr William Cash
Mr James Clappison
Jim Dobbin
Mr Greg Hands
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Keith Hill
Kelvin Hopkins
Mr Bob Laxton
Mr Richard Younger-Ross
1. Private Deliberative Session
2. The Committee met in public for the scrutiny of documents
Draft Report, proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraph 1, Headnote read. Amendment proposed in line 18, to leave out the words “Cleared, but further information requested”, and to insert the words “Do not clear; for debate in European Committee B together with document 13829/07”. -
(Mr David Heathcoat-Amory.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4
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Noes, 3
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Mr James Clappison
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Keith Hill
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Mr Bob Laxton
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Headnote, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 1.24 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 2, Headnote read. Amendment proposed in line 17, to leave out the words “Cleared, but further information requested”, and to insert the words “Do not clear; for debate in European Committee B together with document 8136/08” .
- (Mr Greg Hands.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 4
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Noes, 2
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Mr William Cash
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr James Clappison
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Mr Bob Laxton
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Headnote, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 2.1 to 9.8 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 10, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 10.1 to 13.7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 14 read. Amendment proposed, to leave out lines 20 to 22. -
(Mr William Cash.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 1
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Noes, 3
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Mr William Cash
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Bob Laxton
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Paragraph agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Thirty-fifth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 22 October at 2.30 p.m.