division_name: European Union (Approvals) Bill [Lords] &#8212; Clause 1 &#8212; Approval of draft decisions under Article 352 of TFEU
motion: <p pid="a.680.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question accordingly negatived.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.680.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Clause 1 ordered to stand part of the Bill.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Clause 2</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/4" pwmotiontext="yes">Extent, commencement and short title</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/5" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Amendment proposed</i>: 3, page&#160;1,&#160;line&#160;16,&#160;leave out subsection (2) and insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(2) Except as provided for under subsection (2A), the provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(2A) Section 1 comes into force in relation to the draft decision to adopt the Council Regulation establishing for the period 2014-2020 the programme &#8216;Europe for Citizens&#8217; (document number 12557/13) on whatever day the Secretary of State appoints by order made by statutory instrument.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(2B) The Secretary of State may only make an order under subsection (2A) if&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) he has laid a statement before both Houses of Parliament stating that no expenditure can take place under &#8216;Europe for Citizens&#8217; that could influence any European Parliamentary election or referendum in the year prior to such an election or referendum, and</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by both Houses of Parliament.&#8217;.&#8212;<i>(Jacob Rees-Mogg.)</i></p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/11" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.680.3/12" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.680.3/13" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 36, Noes 240.</p>