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EUROPEAN COMPETENCES

EDM (Early Day Motion) 871: tabled on 20 October 2010

Tabled in the 2010-12 session.

This motion has been signed by 32 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes that there are increasing demands from France and Germany for a new European Union Treaty; further notes that theEuropean Parliament itself has now proposed a 5.9 per cent. increase in the European budget; further notes that this House on Wednesday 13 October 2010 rejected the increase; furthernotes that the EU Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski is proposing a European tax; recalls that the Coalition Agreement is committed to a referendum on `any proposed future treaty that transferred areas of power, or competences'; calls on the Government to make it immediately clear to France and Germany, to the European Commission and to the European Parliament that the United Kingdom will reject a European tax and an increase in the EU budget and EU economic governance over the UK and will veto any such treaty; and reasserts and reaffirms the United Kingdom rebate and the sovereignty, in practice, of the United Kingdom Parliament, about which the European Scrutiny Committee is holding an inquiry.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Baron, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 26 October 2010
Basildon and Billericay
Binley, Mr Brian
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Northampton South
Bone, Mr Peter
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Wellingborough
Carswell, Mr Douglas
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Clacton
Chope, Mr Christopher
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Christchurch
Crouch, Tracey
Conservative
Signed on 27 October 2010
Chatham and Aylesford
Davies, Philip
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Shipley
Davis, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Haltemprice and Howden
Drax, Richard
Conservative
Signed on 25 October 2010
South Dorset
Godsiff, Mr Roger
Labour
Signed on 2 November 2010
Birmingham, Hall Green
Goldsmith, Zac
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Richmond Park
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 21 October 2010
North Wiltshire
Halfon, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 21 October 2010
Harlow
Henderson, Gordon
Conservative
Signed on 26 October 2010
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
Knight, Mr Greg
Conservative
Signed on 21 October 2010
East Yorkshire
Leigh, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Gainsborough
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 26 October 2010
New Forest East
Main, Mrs Anne
Conservative
Signed on 21 October 2010
St Albans
Nuttall, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Bury North
Robertson, Mr Laurence
Conservative
Signed on 21 October 2010
Tewkesbury
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 26 October 2010
Romford
Shepherd, Mr Richard
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Aldridge-Brownhills
Stewart, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Beckenham
Vickers, Martin
Conservative
Signed on 25 October 2010
Cleethorpes
Whittingdale, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 20 October 2010
Maldon

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.