Administration and expenditure of the Chancellor's departments, 2006-07

Draft Report (Administration and expenditure of the Chancellor's departments, 2006-07), proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.

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

Paragraphs 1 to 28 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 29 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraph 30 to 47 read and agreed to.

Paragraph 48 read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 49 to 74 read and agreed to.

A paragraph—(Mr Mark Todd)—brought up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph 75).

Another paragraph—(Mr Mark Todd)—brought up, read the first and second time and inserted (now paragraph 76).

Paragraph 75 to 93 (now paragraph 77 to 95) read and agreed to.

Paragraph 94 (now paragraph 96) read, amended and agreed to.

Paragraphs 95 to 142 (now paragraphs 97 to 144) read and agreed to.

Summary read and agreed to.

Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the First Report of the Sub-Committee to the Committee.

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

[Adjourned to a day and time to be fixed by the Chairman.