Wednesday 20 February 2008
Members present:
Michael Connarty, in the Chair
Mr Adrian Bailey
Mr David S Borrow
Mr William Cash
Ms Katy Clark
Jim Dobbin
Mr Greg Hands
Mr Keith Hill
Kelvin Hopkins
Bob Laxton
Mr Anthony Steen
Richard Younger Ross
1. Private Deliberative Session
Motion made, and Question put, That the Committee now sit in private. (
The Chairman.)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8
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Noes, 2
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David S Borrow
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Richard Younger-Ross
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The Committee considered those matters on which the Committee should deliberate in private.
Motion made, and Question put, That consideration of Any Other Business be split into two parts and that certain items be taken during the public session. (
Mr Greg Hands.)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 2
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Noes, 8
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Mr David S Borrow
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Motion made, and Question put, That Ministerial Correspondence be discussed during the private deliberative sessions of the Committee. (
Bob Laxton.)
The Committee divided
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Ayes, 6
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Noes, 4
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr David S Borrow
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Greg Hands
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Mr Keith Hill
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Motion made, and Question put, That the discussion of matters with the Committee's advisers take place in private. (
The Chairman.)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8
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Noes, 2
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David S Borrow
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Motion made, and Question put, that the Committee shall meet in private except for the sifting of documents, the consideration of related draft reports and pre and post Council scrutiny.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 8
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Noes, 2
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David S Borrow
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Richard Younger-Ross
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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.
Paragraphs 1.1 to 2.31 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 3, Headnote read. Amendment proposed in line 17, to leave out the word "Cleared", and to insert the words "Not Cleared."
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7
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Noes, 1
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr David S Borrow
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Greg Hands
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Bob Laxton
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Headnote agreed to.
Paragraphs 3.1 to 12 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Fourteenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 27 February at 2.30 p.m.