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

1     Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill,—Ordered, That the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Committee be discharged from considering the Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill.

Bill withdrawn.

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

2    Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals,—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for parliamentary scrutiny of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals: And that Mr Don Touhig, Mr Adam Ingram, Jim Sheridan, Linda Gilroy, Mr Michael Mates, Mr James Gray, Miss Ann Widdecombe, Mr Michael Ancram, Bob Russell, Pete Wishart, Malcolm Bruce and The Reverend Ian Paisley do prepare and bring it in.

3    Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals Bill,—Mr Don Touhig accordingly presented a Bill to provide for parliamentary scrutiny of the Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 17th October and to be printed [Bill 112].

4    Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords],—The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] was, according to Order, read a second time.

5    Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] (Programme),—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), That the following provisions shall apply to the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 1st July 2008.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed—(Alison Seabeck):—It was agreed to.

6    Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] [Money],—Her Majesty's Recommendation having been signified to the proposed Motion relating to Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] [Money];

A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses of the Secretary of State attributable to the Act; and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided—(Alison Seabeck):—It was agreed to.

7    Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] [Ways and Means],—A Motion was made, and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [Lords] it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the making of provision under the Act in relation to income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve tax in connection with any transfer under the Act of any property, rights or liabilities of the Local Better Regulation Office, and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund—(Alison Seabeck):—It was agreed to.

8    Public Petitions,—A Public Petition from Draycott in the Moors Parish Council and the community of Draycott in the Moors, with the communities and Parish Councils of Checkley, Forsbrook, Fulford and Leigh relating to the A50 (Staffordshire) was presented and read.

9    Adjournment.

Subject: Mr Sam Walton and the Rural Payments Agency (Mr Graham Stuart).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Alison Seabeck.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till nine minutes to Four o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

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

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1    Defence,—(1) Draft Armed Forces (Alignment of Service Discipline Acts) Order 2008;

(2) draft Armed Forces, Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuation) Order 2008; and

(3) draft Armed Forces (Service Complaints) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Des Browne].

2    Disabled Persons,—Draft Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Interoperable Rail System) Regulations 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

3    Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism,—(1) Draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2008; and

(2) draft Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2008

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jacqui Smith].

Paper subject to Negative Resolution:

4    Sea Fisheries,—Fisheries and Aquaculture Structures (Grants) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 1322), dated 18th May 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Hilary Benn].

Other Papers:

5    Financial Reporting to Parliament,—National Savings and Investments Departmental Report for 2008 [by Command] [Cm. 7409] [Kitty Ussher].

6    National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Shared services in the Department for Transport and its agencies [by Act]; to be printed [No. 481] [Clerk of the House].

7    Video Recordings,—Report and Accounts of the British Board of Film Classification for 2007 [by Act] [Secretary Andy Burnham].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Children, Schools and Families,—(1) Early Years Foundation Stage: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Children, Schools and Families Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed [No. 600-i]; and

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

[Mr Barry Sheerman].

2    Human Rights,—(1) A British Bill of Rights: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights; to be printed [No. 150-vi]; and

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

[Mr Andrew Dismore].

3    Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills,—Engineering: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee; to be printed [No. 470-iii] [Mr Phil Willis].

4    International Development,—DFID and China: Minutes of Evidence taken before the International Development Committee; to be printed [No. 596-i and -ii] [Malcolm Bruce].

5    Northern Ireland Affairs,—Policing and Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 333-vii] [Sir Patrick Cormack].

6    Select Committees (Choice of Chairman),—Mrs Louise Ellman reported from the Transport Committee, That she had been chosen as Chairman of the Committee.

7    Transport,—Road Safety: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Committee; to be printed [No. 460-iv] [Mrs Louise Ellman].

8    Work and Pensions,—The Government's Carers Strategy: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Work and Pensions Committee; to be printed [No. 485-ii] [Mr Terry Rooney].

[W.H., No. 64]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subjects:

Industrial relations within the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Mr Alistair Carmichael).

Minehead Driving Test Centre (Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger).

Liver disease (Dr Brian Iddon).

Impact of National Air Traffic Services' proposals for Luton (Margaret Moran).

Extension of the railways network (Dr John Pugh).

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

And the sitting having continued for two and a half hours after half-past Two o'clock, it was adjourned without Question put, till to-morrow.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker