Mark Hoban (Shadow Minister, Treasury; Fareham, Conservative)

On a point of order, Mr. Bercow. I understand that regulations were published yesterday that relate to the Bill. They have not been circulated to Committee members; nor are there copies in the room this morning. Will the regulations be provided to Committee members to enable us to deliberate the Bill properly?

Ian Pearson (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Economic and Business), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform; Dudley South, Labour)

Further to that point of order, Mr. Bercow. I apologise that the draft regulations are not before the Committee. They were published for the assistance of the Committee in deliberating the Bill. We appreciate that much of the detail under discussion will be passed in secondary legislation. I understand that the regulations were in the Vote Office by 4 o’clock, and they are certainly on the website. I will ensure that they are available to the Committee as quickly as possible. Perhaps if I look at the officials in the Box in the right way, one of them will go and ensure that the regulations are available during the morning.

John Bercow (Buckingham, Conservative)

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the point of order and to the Economic Secretary for the gracious apology and clarification that he issued. Attempts will be made to ensure that copies are available to Committee members speedily. We do not need to labour the point, but the point of order was fair and reasonable. As a matter of good order and practice in the future, it is important that material germane to the Committee’s considerations is available in an easily accessible form for Committee members when deliberating.