Public Bill Committees
European Parliament (Representation) Bill

• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 1st sitting (4 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Electoral regions in the United Kingdom (89 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert 'and Gibraltar'.
  • Clause 2 - Recommendation by Electoral Commission relating to changes in number of (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 13, in clause 2, page 2, line 16, leave out 'Lord Chancellor' and insert 'Secretary of State'.
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Recommendations by Electoral Commission relating to changes in number ofUnited Kingdom MEPs (68 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 2, page 2, line 16, after 'Commission', insert 'after consultation with the Boundary Committee of the said Commission and/or the Boundary Commissions as...
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 2 - Recommendations by Electoral Commission - relating to changes in number of United Kingdom MEPs (28 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 3, in clause 2, page 2, line 29, leave out from 'region' to 'MEPs' and insert '(other than Northern Ireland) is allocated at least four'. [Mr. Heath.]...
  • Clause 3 (0 speeches)
    Section 2: meaning of ''elector''
  • Section 2: meaning of ''elector'' (0 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. Mr. Heath: In clause 3(2), the relevant date is specified as 1 December. Clause 15(4) contains a relevant date with regard to Gibraltar....
  • Clause 4 - Orders implementing changes in the - number of United Kingdom MEPs (33 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No.23, in clause 4, page 3, line 28, leave out '(4) to (6)'.
  • Clause 5 - Section 4: supplementary (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No.26, in clause 5, page 3, line 39, after 'Act', insert 'or any other Act'. This is no more than a small probing amendment. An order made under clause 4(3) may include...
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 8 - Combination of Gibraltar with existing electoral region (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 40, in clause 8, page 5, line 5, at beginning insert 'Subject to section 10,'. Clause 8 is extremely important. It reads: ''Gibraltar is to be combined with an...
  • Clause 9 - Electoral Commission recommendation as to the electoral region to be combined with Gibraltar (12 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 42, in clause 9, page 5, line 16, leave out 'the Governor and'.
  • Clause 10 - Establishment of combined region (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 46, in clause 10, page 5, line 24, at end insert 'the name of which shall include the words ''and Gibraltar''.'. In certain respects, the amendment is important,...
  • Clause 11 - Power to make consequential etc provision (5 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 50, in clause 11, page 5, line 34, at end insert '; provided that no such order shall be made until the Secretary of State has consulted the Chief Minister of...
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. David Taylor in the Chair]
  • Clause 11 - Power to make consequential etc provision (18 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 50, in clause 11, page 5, line 34, at end insert '; provided that no such order shall be made until the Secretary of State has consulted the Chief Minister...
  • Clause 12 - Sections 10 and 11: supplementary (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 54, in clause 12, page 6, line 33, leave out subsection (4).
  • Clause 13 - The Gibraltar register (13 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 57, in clause 13, page 7, line 13, after 'Gibraltar', insert 'who shall be ordinarily resident in Gibraltar, following consultation with the Chief Minister of...
  • Clause 15 (2 speeches)
    Entitlement to be registered in Gibraltar Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 17 - Section 16: supplementary (11 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 64, in clause 17, page 9, line 26, leave out from 'regulations' to end of line 29 and add 'may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before and...
• European Parliament (Representation) Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
  • Clause 21 - European Parliamentary election regulations (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 65, in clause 21, page 10, line 34, after '(4A)', insert 'In respect only of Part 2 of the European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 and subject to section 11 of...
  • Clause 22 - Financial provisions (16 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 68, in clause 22, page 11, line 16, leave out subsection (3). This relates to the public funds of Gibraltar. There are bound to be financial provisions in a Bill of...
  • Clause 25 - Short title, extent and commencement (18 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No.69, in clause 25, page 12, line 5, leave out from 'Act' to end of line 7 and insert 'and shall come into force in Gibraltar on such day as the Secretary of State,...