Although paragraph 2 of schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 provides a choice of draft affirmative or negative procedure, the exercise, under section 2(2) of the 1972 act, of powers that include the amendment of primary legislation and the creation of new offences should normally select draft affirmative procedure as appropriate for parliamentary scrutiny. However, on 2 March, the committee took evidence on the regulations from Roseanna Cunningham, who explained why it is necessary to choose negative procedure in this case.