division_name: Deferred Division &#8212; European Semester
motion: <p pid="b.1239.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 10522/14 and Addendum, draft Council Recommendation on the United Kingdom&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the United Kingdom&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10679/14, a Commission Communication: 2014 European Semester: Country-specific recommendations: Building growth, No. 10459/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Belgium&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Belgium&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10462/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Bulgaria&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Bulgaria&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10464/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the Czech Republic&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the Czech Republic&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10466/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Denmark&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Denmark&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10468/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Germany&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Germany&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10471/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Estonia&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Estonia&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10479/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Ireland&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Ireland&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10481/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Spain&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Spain&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10482/14, a draft Council Recommendation on France&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on France&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10483/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Croatia&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Croatia&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10484/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Italy&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Italy&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10487/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Latvia&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Latvia&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10489/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Lithuania&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Lithuania&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10491/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Luxembourg&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Luxembourg&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10493/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Hungary&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Hungary&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10497/14, a draft Council Decision abrogating Decision 2010/407/EU on the existence of an excessive deficit in Denmark, No. 10498/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Malta&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Malta&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10500/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the Netherlands&#8217; 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on the Netherlands&#8217; 2014 stability programme, No. 10502/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Austria&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Austria&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10504/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Poland&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Poland&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10505/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Portugal&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Portugal&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10510/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Romania&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Romania&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10512/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Slovenia&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Slovenia&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10515/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Slovakia&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Slovakia&#8217;s 2014 stability programme, No. 10517/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Finland&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Finland&#8217;s</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1239.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">2014 stability programme, No. 10519/14, a draft Council Recommendation on Sweden&#8217;s 2014 national reform programme and delivering a Council opinion on Sweden&#8217;s 2014 convergence programme, No. 10524/14, a draft Council Recommendation on the implementation of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States whose currency is the euro, No. 7413/14, a Commission Communication: Results of in-depth reviews under Regulation (EU) No. 1176/2011 on the prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances, and an unnumbered Commission Occasional Paper: Macroeconomic imbalances: United Kingdom, 2014, No. 16171/13, a Commission Report: A single market for growth and jobs: an analysis of progress made and remaining obstacles in the Member States, No. 15808/13, a Commission Report: Alert Mechanism Report 2014, No. 15803/13, a Commission Communication: Annual Growth Survey 2014, and No. 16348/13, a Draft Joint Employment Report accompanying the Commission Communication on the Annual Growth Survey 2014; further notes that the documents support the priorities of this Government to encourage structural reform, reduce the deficit and invest in UK infrastructure, and that the Government&#8217;s long term economic plan is working and the economy is growing, but that the job is not yet done and the Government is seeking to create a more resilient economy which supports sustainable growth; further notes that Help to Buy is having the desired effect of supporting first time buyers across the country to purchase a home; further notes that housing policy is a matter for Member States and not the Commission; and rejects the Commission&#8217;s proposal on council tax revaluation in the UK Country Specific Recommendation, which could raise council tax bills for hard pressed families.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.1239.2/3" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.1239.2/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 269, Noes 217.</p>