The following Declarations of Interest were made:

Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Member of the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

Mr Brian H Donohoe, Clive Efford, Mrs Louise Ellman and Mr George Stevenson, Members of the Transport and General Workers' Union

Mr Ian Lucas and Mr Graham Stringer, Members of Amicus-MSF.

The Committee deliberated.

Draft Report (Ports), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

Ordered, That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.

Paragraphs 1 to 187 read and agreed to.

Appendices 1 and 2 agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the Ninth Report of the Committee to the House.

Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.—(The Chairman.)

Ordered, That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select Committee (reports)) be applied to the Report.

Ordered, That the Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence be taken before the Committee be reported to the House.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 5 November at half past Two o'clock.