European Parliament (Representation) Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 4:30 pm on 14 January 2003.
David Heath
Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry), Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
I shall be brief. I wanted to make two inquiries of the Minister about the entitlement to be registered.
First, there does not appear to be any provision in the Bill—in other words, in primary legislation—to avoid dual registration in Gibraltar and an electoral region of the United Kingdom. I am not sure whether that is intentional or whether it will be covered by regulation at a later date.
Secondly, what is the position of royal naval personnel who may from time to time be stationed in Gibraltar, either alongside or in the port?
Yvette Cooper
Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department)
I am not in a position to give the hon. Gentleman detailed answers to his questions. I am happy to write to him and give him the answers. If he has further questions, clearly we can consider the matter again on Report.
Overall, the Clause ensures that the conditions for entitlement to be registered on the Gibraltar register
are similar to those applicable in the United Kingdom and provide similar conditions for registering as an overseas elector for ex-residents of Gibraltar as apply to British citizens in respect of the United Kingdom.
Question put and agreed to.
Clause 15 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
Clause 16 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
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During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
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