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 27th 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 27th 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 27th 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 27th 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 27th 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 27th 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 27th 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 27th March.

9    Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee,—Joan Walley reported from the Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Official Statistics Order 2008.

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

10    Message from the Lords,—A Message was brought from the Lords, as follows:

The Lords have come to the following Resolutions, to which they desire the concurrence of this House:

Consolidation, &c, Bills,—That the Statute Law (Repeals) Bill be referred to the Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c, Bills;

Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill,—That it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on any draft Constitutional Renewal Bill presented to both Houses by a Minister of the Crown.

11    Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [Lords],—Ordered, That the Lords Message relating to the Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [Lords] be now considered.

Lords Message considered accordingly.

Resolved, That this House doth concur with the Lords in their Resolution.

Message to the Lords to acquaint them therewith.

12    Iraq War Inquiry Bill,—Mr Edward Davey, supported by Mr Nick Clegg, Nick Harvey, Willie Rennie, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Don Foster, Paul Holmes, Mr Paul Keetch, Mr Michael Moore, Mr Charles Kennedy, Mr Alan Reid and Sir Menzies Campbell, presented a Bill to make provision for the establishment of an inquiry into the war on Iraq; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 9th May and to be printed [Bill 91].

13    Royal Assent,—The Deputy Speaker notified the House, in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967, That Her Majesty had signified her Royal Assent to the following Act, agreed upon by both Houses:

Appropriation Act 2008.

14    The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth,—Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.—(Meg Munn.)

15    Adjournment.

Subject: Border and Immigration Agency's procedures relating to qualification for indefinite leave to remain (Andrew Stunell).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Wayne David.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-six minutes past Six o'clock, adjourned till Tuesday 25th March, pursuant to Resolution [26th February].

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Tuesday 26th March.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Paper subject to Negative Resolution:

1    Income Tax,—Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 782), dated 20th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Jane Kennedy].

Other Papers:

2    Access to Justice (Northern Ireland),—Business Plan of the Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission for 2007-08 [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 404] [Secretary Jack Straw].

3    General and Specialist Medical Practice,—Report and Accounts of the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board for 2003-04, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Statutory Instrument]; to be printed [No. 423] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

4    Government Trading Funds,—Treasury Minute, dated 20th March 2008, relating to the Ordnance Survey Trading Fund [by Act] [Yvette Cooper].

5    Post-Legislative Scrutiny,—Paper, entitled Post-Legislative Scrutiny: the Government's Approach [by Command] [Cm. 7320] [Ms Harriet Harman].

6    Railways,—Statement of Policy, relating to the Exercise of the Secretary of State's Power under Section 26(1) of the Act [by Act] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

APPENDIX II

General Committees

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Business and Enterprise, Defence, Foreign Affairs and International Development Committees; to be printed [No. 254-ii]; and

(2) Memoranda laid before the Committees; to be published

[Roger Berry].

[W.H., No. 44]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subject: Creative industries.

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Mr Michael Foster);

And the sitting having continued for three hours, it was adjourned without Question put, till Tuesday 25th March.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker