The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Skelmersdale)
My Lords, we have two affirmative instruments before the Grand Committee this afternoon, but it has been agreed by the usual channels that the Grand Committee will adjourn to allow Front-Benchers speaking in the debate on the Intelligence and Security Committee report to be in the Chamber during today’s Statement—apparently, any overlap with the Treasury statutory instruments does not matter. The Hansard staff and the Whips are aware.
Before the first Motion is considered, I remind noble Lords that, in the case of the two statutory instruments, the Motion before the Committee will be that the Committee do consider the statutory instrument in question. The Motions to approve the instruments will be moved in the Chamber in the usual way. In addition to any other adjournment, if there is a Division in the House, the Committee will adjourn for 10 minutes.