delegated legislation

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 118(6)),

Charities

That the draft Small Charitable Donations Act (Amendment) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 28 October, be approved.—(Charlie Elphicke.)

Question agreed to.

european union documents

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 119(11)),

Subsidiarity and Proportionality and the Commission’s Relations with National Parliaments

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 10651/15 and Addendum, a Commission Annual Report 2014: Subsidiarity and proportionality, and No. 10663/15 and Addendum, a Commission Annual Report 2014: relations with national parliaments; recognises the importance of the principle of subsidiarity and the value of stronger interaction between national parliaments and the EU institutions; welcomes the Government’s reform agenda and efforts to ensure that the Commission responds to future objections under the yellow card scheme by substantially amending or withdrawing the proposal that has been put forward; calls on the Commission to respond to the request of 29 national parliament chambers to establish a working group to consider reforms to strengthen their role; is encouraged by the Commission’s announcement of its intentions to forge a new partnership with national parliaments; and calls on the Commission to set out its plans to do this.—(Charlie Elphicke.)

Question agreed to.