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Business without Debate

Volume 621: debated on Tuesday 21 February 2017

Estimates

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 145),

That this House agrees with the Report of the Liaison Committee of 20 February:

(1) That a day not later than 18 March be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2016-17: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, insofar as it relates to future flood prevention, and Department of Health, insofar as it relates to health and social care.

(2) That a further day not later than 18 March be allotted for the consideration of the following Estimates for financial year 2016-17: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, insofar as it relates to the Government’s productivity plan, and Department for Work and Pensions, insofar as it relates to intergenerational fairness.—(Steve Brine.)

Question agreed to.

Delegated Legislation

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

Town and Country Planning

That the draft Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017, which were laid before this House on 20 December 2016, be approved.—(Steve Brine.)

The House proceeded to a Division.

Delegated Legislation (Committees)

Ordered,

That the Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Landward Areas) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 (S.I., 2016, No. 1029), be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.—(Chris Heaton-Harris.)