Wednesday 23 January 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 David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr Keith Hill
Kelvin Hopkins
Angus Robertson
Mr Anthony Steen
Richard Younger Ross
1. 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 17.7 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 18, Headnote read. Amendment proposed in line 17, to leave out the word "Cleared", and to insert the words "For debate in European Standing Committee". (Mr William Cash.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 8
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Mr William Cash
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Mr David S Borrow
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Headnote agreed to.
Paragraphs 18.1 to 19 read and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report be the Ninth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.
2. Draft Report on The Conclusions of the European Council and the Council of Ministers
Motion made, and Question put, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph. (The Chairman.)
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7
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Noes, 2
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Ordered, That the Chairman's draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraph 1 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 3, to leave out "secretive" and to insert "carried out in conditions of confidentiality." (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 6
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Mr Anthony Steen
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 2 to 12 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 13 read.
Question put, That the paragraph stand part of the Report.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 6
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Noes, 2
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraphs 14 to 21 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 22 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 14, to leave out "many" and to insert "some". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 6
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Noes, 2
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr Greg Hands
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Keith Hill
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Another Amendment proposed, in line 15, after "have" to insert "varying levels of". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 5
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 23 to 27 read and agreed to.
Paragraph 28 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 1, to leave out "well-informed". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 2
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Noes, 6
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Keith Hill
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Another Amendment proposed, in line 6, to leave out "and bizarre". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 5
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Keith Hill
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Jim Dobbin
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraph 29 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 16, at the end, to add "This defect will be all the more serious if the Lisbon Treaty is ratified, since the European Council will become an institution of the EU, obliged to practice 'mutual sincere co-operation' with the other official EU institutions, and will have additional responsibilities for the Common Foreign and Security Policy." (
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, 4
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Ms Katy Clark
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Jim Dobbin
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Mr Keith Hill
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Whereupon the Chairman declared himself with the Noes.
Paragraph agreed to.
Paragraph 30 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 18, to leave out "and removing its present inefficiencies and eccentricities". (
Mr Adrian Bailey.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 5
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Another Amendment made.
Paragraph read, amended, and agreed to.
Paragraph 31 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 23, to leave out "indefensible" and insert "unacceptable". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made.
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 3
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Noes, 5
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Jim Dobbin
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Ms Katy Clark
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr Keith Hill
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Another Amendment made.
Paragraph read, amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 32 read.
Amendment proposed, in line 3, to leave out "in Parliament" and insert "with the European Scrutiny Committee". (
Mr Keith Hill.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 2
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Noes, 7
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Mr Adrian Bailey
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Mr William Cash
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Mr Keith Hill
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr Greg Hands
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Another Amendment proposed, in line 3, to leave out "in Parliament" and insert "within the scrutiny process in Parliament". (
Richard Younger-Ross.)
Question put, That the Amendment be made
The Committee divided.
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Ayes, 7
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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 William Cash
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Mr Keith Hill
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Ms Katy Clark
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Jim Dobbin
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
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Kelvin Hopkins
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Richard Younger-Ross
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Paragraph, as amended, agreed to.
Paragraphs 33 and 34 read and agreed to.
A Paper was appended to the Report as an Appendix.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Tenth Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman 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.
Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing with the Report.
3. Future Programme
Resolved, That the Committee inquire into Subsidiarity.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 30 January at 2.30 p.m.
