The House met at half-past Ten o'clock.

1    Broads Authority Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Third Reading of the Broads Authority Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read the third time on Thursday 6th March.

2    Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

3    Canterbury City Council Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Canterbury City Council Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

4    Leeds City Council Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Leeds City Council Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

5    London Local Authorities (Shopping Bags) Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the London Local Authorities (Shopping Bags) Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

6    Manchester City Council Bill [Lords],—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Manchester City Council Bill [Lords];

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

7    Nottingham City Council Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Nottingham City Council Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

8    Reading Borough Council Bill,—The Order of the day being read for the Second Reading of the Reading Borough Council Bill;

Ordered, That the Bill be read a second time on Thursday 6th March.

9     Education and Skills Bill,—Hugh Bayley reported from the Education and Skills Bill Committee:

That it had gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto.

Memoranda (reported on 22nd, 24th, 29th and 31st January and 5th, 7th, 19th, 21st and 26th February) to be printed.

Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered to-morrow; and to be printed [Bill 81].

Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee to lie upon the Table.

10    Welsh Affairs,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House has considered the matter of Welsh Affairs—(Siobhain McDonagh);

And it being Six o'clock, the Motion lapsed without Question put.

11    Adjournment.

Subject: Concentrated solar power and the case for the creation of an HVDC grid (Dr Howard Stoate).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Michael Foster.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-two minutes past Six o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Nine o'clock.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1    Animals,—Products of Animal Origin (Disease Control) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 465), dated 21st February 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Hilary Benn].

2    Equality,—Revised Draft Code of Practice: Trade Organisations, Qualifications Bodies and General Qualifications Bodies [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Harriet Harman].

3    Health Care and Associated Professions,—European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 462), dated 20th February 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

4    Legal Services,—Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (Modification of Power to Make Rules about Licensed Conveyancers) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 537), dated 28th February 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

5    Rating and Valuation,—Central Rating List (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 429), dated 20th February 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].

Other Papers:

6    Tax Credits,—Report by the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs under Section 40 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 [by Act] [Jane Kennedy].

7    Work and Pensions,—Paper, entitled Department for Work and Pensions Commissioning Strategy [by Command] [Cm. 7330] [Secretary James Purnell].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Culture, Media and Sport,—Tourism: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Culture, Media and Sport Committee; to be printed [No 133-vi] [Mr John Whittingdale].

2    Health,—Dental Services: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 289-iii] [Mr Kevin Barron].

3    Liaison,—Pre-Appointment Hearings by Select Committees: First Report from the Liaison Committee, with Annexes; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 384] [Mr Alan Williams].

4    Public Administration,—(1) Prime Minister's Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration; to be printed [No. 381-i]; and

(2) Lobbying: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published

[Gordon Prentice].

[W.H., No. 35]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

The sitting began at half-past Two o'clock.

And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 4th March.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker
CORRIGENDUM In the Votes and Proceedings for Tuesday 19th February 2008, Appendix III, Reports from Select Committees, item (4) (1) should have read:

(1) Reducing Carbon Emissions from UK Business: The role of the Climate Change Levy and Agreement

(i) Second Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No.354]; and

(ii) Memoranda laid before the Committee.