European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions and Common Provision Rules etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Thursday 14th March 2019 Lords Chamber

Motion to Approve

13:27

Moved by

[Lord Henley]

That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 January be approved.

Relevant documents: 16th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (Sub-Committee B)

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (Lord Henley) (Con)]

My Lords, I beg to move, but I have already spoken to these regulations. I intervene only to apologise to the noble Lord for forgetting that we were speaking to his amendment and not to my Motion. I will not make such a procedural mistake again.

Amendment to the Motion

Tabled by

[Lord Stevenson of Balmacara]

At the end insert “but that this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government has still not published plans for future post-Brexit structural or regional support arrangements for the United Kingdom, or confirmed that financial support will be at least equivalent”.

Amendment to the Motion not moved.

Motion agreed.