The 2008 Budget

Draft Report (The 2008 Budget), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

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

Paragraphs 1 to 10 read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 11 and 12 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 13 to 21 read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 22 and 23 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 24 to 42 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 43 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 44 to 49 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 50 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraph 51 read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 52 and 53 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraph 54 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 55 read, amended, divided and agreed to (now paragraphs 55 and 56).

Paragraphs 56 to 58 (now paragraphs 57 to 59) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 59 (now paragraph 60) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraph 60 read, amended, divided and agreed to (now paragraphs 61 and 62).

Paragraphs 61 to 77 (now paragraphs 63 to 79) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 78 (now paragraph 80) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 79 and 80 (now paragraph 81 and 82) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 81 (now paragraph 83) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 82 to 85 (now paragraphs 84 to 87) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 86 (now paragraph 88) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 87 to 90 (now paragraphs 89 to 92) read and agreed to.

Paragraphs 91 to 93 (now paragraphs 93 to 95) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 94 to 97 (now paragraphs 96 to 99) read and agreed to.

Summary amended and agreed to.

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

Ordered, That the Chairman make the Report to the House.

Written evidence was ordered to be reported to the House for printing with the Report.

Ordered, That embargoed copies of the Report be made available, in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 134.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 22 April at 9.30 am.