Delegated Legislation — House of Commons, 2018-02-20
Topic: Mixed Topics
John Simon Bercow (Conservative, Centre-right): With the leave of the House, I propose to take motions 6 to 17 together Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)), Legal Services That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions)(General Council of the Bar) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved. That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of Functions) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved Representation of the People That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved Social Security That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved. That the draft Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating etc. Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved Criminal Law That the draft Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 11 January, be approved Soft Drinks Industry Levy That the draft Soft Drinks Industry Levy (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved Terms and Conditions of Employment That the draft Seafarers (Insolvency, Collective Redundancies and Information and Consultation Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved Criminal Law That the draft Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19 January, be approved Digital Economy That the draft Proposal for Designation of an Age-Verification Regulator, which was laid before this House on 14 December 2017, be approved.—(Wendy Morton.) Question agreed to. Standing Orders Etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No.9(6)), That the following Orders, changes to Standing Orders and amendments to Resolutions of the House be made: A: Select Committees Related to Government Departments (1) That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended in the appropriate places in the Table in paragraph (2) as follows: (i) by inserting "Housing," before "Communities and Local Government" in the first column, and by leaving out "Department for" and inserting "Ministry of Housing," in the second column, and (ii) by inserting "and Social Care" after "Health" in each place it occurs B. European Committees (2) That the Table in paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 119 (European Committees) be amended as follows: (i) in respect of European Committee A, by inserting "Housing," before "Communities and Local Government", and (ii) in respect of European Committee C, by inserting "and Social Care" after "Health" C: Planning: National Policy Statements (3) That paragraph (7)(a)(i) of Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended by inserting "Housing," before "Communities and Local Government" (4) That paragraph (2)(a) of Standing Order No. 152H (Planning: national policy statements) be amended by inserting by inserting "Housing," before "Communities and Local Government" D: Liaison Committee (5) That the Resolution of the House of 6 November 2017 (Liaison Committee: membership) be amended, by inserting "Housing," before "Communities and Local Government", and by inserting "and Social Care" after "Health". E: Related Provisions (6) That all proceedings of the House and of its select committees relating to the Communities and Local Government Committee done before the passage of the Order this day (Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Select Committees related to Government Departments)) shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (7) That all proceedings of the House and of its select committees relating to the Health Committee done before the passage of the Order this day (Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Select Committees related to Government Departments)) shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Health and Social Care Committee (8) That all proceedings of the House and of its select committees relating to the Culture, Media and Sport Committee done before the passage of the Order of 12 September 2017 (Standing Orders etc. (Departmental Nomenclature) (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Select Committees related to Government Departments)) shall be read and have effect as if they had been done in relation to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.—(Wendy Morton.) Question agreed to. Committees