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  European Union (Referendum) Bill - Clause 1 - Report on Merits or Otherwise of UK Remaining a Member of the EU
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require the production of a report on the merits or otherwise of the UK remaining a member of the EU.
  @ MP voted no not to require the production of a report on the merits or otherwise of the UK remaining a member of the EU.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require the production of a report on the merits or otherwise of the United Kingdom remaining a member of the European Union. The proposal was that a set of specified organisations would be consulted on the matter and a report produced to be laid before Parliament based on their responses.
  
  The proposal was made via an amendment[1] to the European Union (Referendum) Bill[2] in the name of MP Mr Bain which read:
  
  :page 1, line 3, at end insertâ
  
  :â(1A) Before the appointment of the day on which the referendum is to be held, the Secretary of State shall consult the bodies listed in the Schedule (Organisations to be consulted before a referendum on the United Kingdomâs membership of the European Union) on the merits or otherwise of the United Kingdom remaining a member of the European Union and shall lay before Parliament a report of the consultation.â.
  
  The proposed new schedule (denoted NS2) was also published[3] and states the following:  
  
  :âORGANISATIONS TO BE CONSULTED BEFORE A REFERENDUM ON THE UNITED KINGDOMâS MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
  * (a) the Confederation for British Industry,
  * (b) the National Farmers Union,
  * (c) the Trades Union Congress,
  * (d) the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux,
  * (e) the Association of Chief Police Officers,
  * (f) Universities UK,
  * (g) the National Council of Voluntary Organisations,
  * (h) Friends of the Earth,
  * (i) the Local Government Association, and
  * (j) other organisations as the Secretary of State shall see fit.â.
  
  
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2013-11-22b.1479.2#g1479.3 Official Report of the House of Commons 22 November 2013] 
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0011/cbill_2013-20140011_en_1.htm European Union (Referendum) Bill as introduced on 20 June 2013]
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0011/amend/eurorefaddednames.pdf  Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 22 November 2013] (PDF) 
  
  
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