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)

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

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”.