📜 Business without Debate
Commons Chamber
The UK Parliament swiftly approved new food safety regulations for 2025, aimed at updating standards post-Brexit. They also revoked double taxation relief agreements with Belarus and Russia, reflecting a tougher stance on international tax enforcement. These decisions were made without debate, highlighting the government’s streamlined approach to legislative changes.
Summary
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Food and Feed Regulations: The House approved the draft Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025, aimed at reforming retained EU law.
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Capital Gains Tax - Belarus: The House approved the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belarus) (Revocation) Order 2025, which was laid before the House on February 3rd.
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Capital Gains Tax - Russia: The House approved the draft Double Taxation Relief (Russian Federation) (Revocation) Order 2025, laid before the House on February 3rd.
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Joint Committee Review: The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments reviewed the orders related to capital gains tax and found no issues that needed to be reported to the House.
Divisiveness
The transcript provided shows a session of the parliamentary proceedings where various motions related to delegated legislation were put forth and agreed upon without any recorded debate or opposition. The session is characterized by unanimous agreement on all presented motions, as indicated by the repeated use of ‘Question agreed to.’ There are no instances of disagreement, opposition, or even discussion recorded in the transcript. This lack of disagreement is the primary reason for assigning a rating of 1, which signifies minimal to no disagreement. Examples from the transcript include the approval of the Food and Feed Regulations, and the Capital Gains Tax orders related to Belarus and the Russian Federation, all of which were passed without any noted dissent.