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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

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 3rd April.

9    Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee,—Mr John Bercow reported from the Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008 and the draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008.

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

10    Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee,—Mrs Joan Humble reported from the Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008.

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

11    Policing in London (Topical Debate),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House has considered the matter of policing in London—(Mr Tony McNulty);

And it being one and half hours after the commencement of proceedings, the Motion lapsed without Question put, pursuant to Temporary Standing Order (Topical debates).

12    Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund,—Ordered, That Mr Terry Rooney and Mr David S. Borrow be discharged as Managing Trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund and Jim Dowd and Mr Don Touhig be appointed as Managing Trustees in pursuance of section 1 of the Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987.—(Sir John Butterfill.)

13    Standards and Privileges,—Resolved, That this House approves the Seventh Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges (House of Commons Paper No. 436) on Employment of family members through the Staffing Allowance; and endorses the changes proposed by the Committee in the purpose and form of the Register of Members' Interests.—(Steve McCabe.)

14    Adjournment.

Subject: Boston's road infrastructure (Mark Simmonds).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Alan Campbell.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till two minutes past Four o'clock, adjourned till Monday 31st March.

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

Mr Speaker will take the Chair at half-past Two o'clock on Monday next.

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1    Income Tax,—Income Tax (Payments on Account) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 838), dated 26th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Jane Kennedy].

2    National Health Service,—National Health Service Pension Scheme (Correction to Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 906), dated 26th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

3    Social Security,—(1) Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 795), dated 25th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary James Purnell];

(2) Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 794), dated 25th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary James Purnell]; and

(3) Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 840), dated 26th March 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Jane Kennedy].

Other Papers:

4    Government Trading Funds,—(1) Treasury Minute, dated 27th March 2008, relating to the FCO Services Trading Fund; and

(2) Treasury Minute, dated 27th March 2008, relating to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Trading Fund

[by Act] [Yvette Cooper].

5    Hong Kong,—Six-monthly Report on Hong Kong: July-December 2007 [by Command] [Cm. 7339] [Secretary David Miliband].

6    Marshall Aid Commemoration,—Report of the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission for October 2006 to September 2007 [by Command] [Cm. 7353] [Secretary David Miliband].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Health,—Health Inequalities: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 422-ii] [Mr Kevin Barron].

2    Liaison,—(1) Government Finance: Recreating Financial Scrutiny: Second Report from the Liaison Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 426]; and

(2) Work of committees in 2007: Third Report from the Committee, with Appendices; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 427]

[Mr Alan Williams].

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Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subject: Strategic Export Controls: 2007 Review, First Joint Report from the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, Session 2006-07, and the Government's response thereto.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Ms Diana R. Johnson.)

And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 1st April.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker