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

1    Second Delegated Legislation Committee,—Mr Peter Atkinson reported from the Second Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008.

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

2    Third Delegated Legislation Committee,—Mr Edward O'Hara reported from the Third Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Remand on Bail (Disapplication of Credit Period) Rules 2008.

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

3    Rape (Defences),—Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to prohibit the use of a defence of sleepwalking in proceedings relating to the offence of rape; and for connected purposes: And that Harry Cohen, Mrs Linda Riordan, Ms Dari Taylor, Siobhain McDonagh, Joan Ryan and and Chris McCafferty do prepare and bring it in.

4    Rape (Defences) Bill,—Harry Cohen accordingly presented a Bill to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to prohibit the use of a defence of sleepwalking in proceedings relating to the offence of rape; and for connected purposes: 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 153].

5    Supplementary Estimate, 2008-09,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That, for the year ending with 31st March 2009, for expenditure by HM Treasury—

(1) further resources, not exceeding £1,000, be authorised for use as set out in House of Commons Paper No. 1061, and

(2) a further sum, not exceeding £42,200,000,000, be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund, to meet the costs as so set out—(Mr Stephen Timms);

And it being three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, the Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Order [14th October]:—It was agreed to.

Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolution: And that the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Yvette Cooper, Mr Stephen Timms, Angela Eagle and Ian Pearson do prepare and bring it in.

6    Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 3) Bill,—Mr Stephen Timms accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the service of the year ending with 31st March 2009 and to apply a sum out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of that year; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the service of that year: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be printed [Bill 148].

7    Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 3) Bill,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, pursuant to Order [14th October], That the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 3) Bill be read a second time;

And the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Consolidated Fund Bills), That the Bill be now read a second time:—It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a second time.

And the Question being put forthwith, That the Bill be now read the third time:—It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read the third time, and passed.

8    Local Government,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House has considered the matter of local government—(John Healey);

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

9    Adjournment.

Subject: Allocation of research funding for universities (Mr Chris Mullin).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Bob Blizzard.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till half-past Seven o'clock, adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 7.30 p.m.

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    Children and Young Persons,—(1) Draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Foreign Offences) Order 2008; and

(2) draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Transitory Provisions) Order 2008

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Ed Balls].

2    Civil Contingencies,—Draft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Alan Johnson].

3    Constitutional Law,—Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Social Welfare and Other Fields) Order 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Secretary Murphy].

4    Housing,—Draft Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].

5    Local Loans,—Draft Local Loans (Increase of Limit) Order 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ian Pearson].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

6    Civil Aviation,—Economic Regulation of Airports (Designation) Order (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2702), dated 10th October 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Geoff Hoon].

7    Legal Services Commission,—(1) Community Legal Service (Financial) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2703); and

(2) Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2704),

dated 13th October 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

8    Social Security,—Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Claims and Reconsiderations) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2706), dated 13th October 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

9    Tribunals and Inquiries,—(1) Appeals (Excluded Decisions) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2707), dated 13th October 2008;

(2) First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Chambers) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2684), dated 13th October 2008;

(3) Qualifications for Appointment of Members to the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2692), dated 15th October 2008;

(4) Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2699), dated 9th October 2008;

(5) Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Social Entitlement Chamber) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2685), dated 9th October 2008;

(6) Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2698), dated 9th October 2008;

(7) Tribunal Procedure (War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2686), dated 9th October 2008;

(8) Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2696), dated 9th October 2008;

(9) Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2683), dated 9th October 2008; and

(10) Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Transitional Judicial Pensions Provisions) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2697), dated 9th October 2008

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

Other Papers:

10    Culture, Media and Sport,—Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Session 2007-08, on Harmful Content on the Internet and in Video Games [by Command] [Cm. 7477] [Secretary Andy Burnham].

11    Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.),—Nineteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1083] [Mr Secretary Woodward].

12    Public Accounts,—Treasury Minutes on the Twenty Third to the Twenty Ninth, the Thirty First to the Thirty Fifth, the Thirty Seventh to the Thirty Eighth, the Forty Second and the Fiftieth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2007-08 [by Command] [Cm. 7453] [Angela Eagle].

Papers withdrawn:

13    Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.),—Nineteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission [Cm. 7464] [laid 3rd September].

14    Video Recordings,—Proposal by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport for the designation of Gerard Lemnos and Alison Hastings as authorities to determine the suitability of video works for classification [laid 7th October].

APPENDIX II

General Committees

1    Banking Bill (Programming Sub-Committee),—The Speaker has appointed Ms Celia Barlow, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Mark Hoban, Mr Brooks Newmark, John Robertson, Ian Pearson and Dr John Pugh members of the Programming Sub-Committee of the Banking Bill Committee.

2    Banking Bill:

(1) The Speaker has appointed Mr Roger Gale and Mr Jim Hood Chairmen of the Banking Bill Committee; and

(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated eighteen Members to serve on the Committee: Ms Celia Barlow, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Colin Breed, Angela Eagle, Natascha Engel, Mr Robert Flello, Mr David Gauke, Mr Mark Hoban, Stewart Hosie, Mr Brooks Newmark, Ian Pearson, Dr John Pugh, John Robertson, Geraldine Smith, Mr Mark Todd, Sir Peter Viggers and Phil Wilson.

3    Value Added Tax (Finance) (No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, N0. 2547):

(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the First Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr David Taylor Chairman; and

(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Charlotte Atkins, John Bercow, Sir Paul Beresford, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr Jeremy Browne, Ms Karen Buck, Dr Vincent Cable, Mr David Gauke, Mr Andrew Love, Mr Brooks Newmark, Ian Pearson, Stephen Pound, Mark Pritchard, Mr Ken Purchase, Mrs Linda Riordan and Joan Walley.

4    Draft Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr David S. Borrow, Mr Doug Henderson, Laura Moffatt and Greg Mulholland from the Second Delegated Legislation Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Des Browne, Rosie Cooper, Dr John Pugh and Emily Thornberry.

5    Enterprise Act 2002 (Specification of Additional Section 58 Consideration) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2645):

(1) The Speaker has allocated the Order to the Second Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Mr Greg Pope Chairman; and

(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr Graham Allen, John Austin, Mr John Baron, Colin Burgon, Lorely Burt, Mr Jonathan Djanogly, Mr Adam Holloway, Mrs Anne McGuire, Mr Alan Meale, John Penrose, Martin Salter, Mr Andrew Smith, Mr Gareth Thomas, John Thurso, Claire Ward and Sir George Young.

6    Draft Remand on Bail (Disapplication of Credit Period) Rules 2008,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Alan Meale, Jim Sheridan and Lynda Waltho from the Third Delegated Legislation Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Rules) and nominated in substitution Mr George Howarth, Dr Alan Whitehead and Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth).

7    Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of Part 4 of the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008. No. 2338):

(1) The Speaker has allocated the Regulations to the Third Delegated Legislation Committee and has appointed Ms Joan Walley Chairman; and

(2) the Committee of Selection has nominated sixteen Members to serve on the Committee: Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr Bob Blizzard, Mr David S. Borrow, Mr Jeremy Browne, Dr Vincent Cable, David Cairns, Mr David Chaytor, Ann Clwyd, David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden), Mr David Gauke, Mr John Greenway, Mr Denis MacShane, Mr Brooks Newmark, Ian Pearson, Stephen Pound and Mr Don Touhig.

    European Committees

8    The Speaker has appointed Mr Christopher Chope Chairman of European Committee A, nominated in respect of European Union Documents No. 9656/08 and Addenda 1 and 2 and No. 9923/08, relating to CAP "Health Check" and Community action on rising food prices.

9    The Speaker has appointed Mr Eric Martlew Chairman of European Committee C, nominated in respect of European Union Documents No. 11327/08 and Addendum 1 and No. 11307/08 and Addenda 1, 2 and 3, relating to Cross-border Healthcare.

10    European Union Document No. 11238/08 and Addendum 1, relating to Relations between the EU and the Overseas Countries and Territories,—The Committee of Selection has nominated fourteen Members to serve on the European Committee, nominated in respect of the Documents: Mr Edward Davey, Mr David Evennett, Mr Mark Francois, Helen Goodman, Mr Greg Hands, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Gillian Merron, Mr Chris Mullin, Dan Norris, Dan Norris, Sandra Osborne, Sir John Stanley, Jo Swinson and Dr Rudi Vis.

11    European Union Document No. 10824/08, relating to Facing the challenges of higher oil prices,—The Committee of Selection has nominated thirteen Members to serve on the European Committee, nominated in respect of the Documents: Mr Adrian Bailey, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr David Evennett, Helen Goodman, Charles Hendry, Peter Luff, Mr George Mudie, Mr Mike O'Brien, Mr Geoffrey Robinson, Mr Anthony Steen, Steve Webb, Phil Willis and Mr Anthony Wright.

12    European Union Documents No. 8163/08, No. 13829/07 and COM(2007)569, relating to "Debate Europe" and Communicating Europe in Partnership, has been referred to European Committee B.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—(1) Energy efficiency and fuel poverty: Fifth Special Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed [No. 1099];

(2) Waste Strategy for England 2007: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1100-i]; and

(3) Climate change; International climate policy post-2012: Memoranda laid before the Committee

[Mr Michael Jack].

2    European Scrutiny,—(1) Thirty-fifth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 16-xxxi];

(2) Minutes of the Public Deliberations of the Committee; to be printed [No. 361-xx]; and

(3) Ministerial Correspondence: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published

[Michael Connarty].

3    Foreign Affairs,—(1) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 964-ii];

(2) Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published; and

(3) Global Security: Japan and Korea: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to   be published

[Mike Gapes].

4    Procedure,—Review of the Administration of Justice in the Courts: Memorandum laid before the Procedure Committee [Mr Greg Knight].

5    Scottish Affairs,—(1) Employment and Skills for the Defence Industry in Scotland: Responses by the Government and Scottish Executive to the Committee's Sixth Report of Session 2007-08: Fourth Special Report from the Scottish Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 1098]; and

(2) Scotland and the European Union: Memoranda laid before the Committee; to be published

[Mr Mohammed Sarwar].

6    Statutory Instruments,—Twenty-seventh Report from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, with Memoranda; to be printed [No. 38-xxvii] [David Kidney].

7    Transport,— (1) Ending the scandal of complacency: Road Safety beyond 2010: Eleventh Report from the Transport Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 460];

(2) Department for Transport Annual Report 2007: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: Fifth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1102];

(3) Freight Transport: Government Response to the Eighth Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: Sixth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1103];

(4) Draft Marine Navigation Bill: Government Response to the Ninth Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: Seventh Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1104];

(5) Delivering a Sustainable Railway: A 30-year Strategy for the Railways?: Government Response to the Tenth Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: Eighth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1105];

(6) The Blue Badge Scheme: Government and Westminster City Council Responses to the Sixth Report from the Committee, Session 2007-08: Ninth Special Report from the Committee; to be printed [No. 1106]; and

(7) School Travel: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed [No. 911-ii]

[Mrs Louise Ellman]

8    Treasury,—Administration and expenditure of the Chancellors' departments 2007-08: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Sub-Committee of the Treasury Committee, with Memoranda; to be printed [No. 1097-i] [John McFall].

[W.H., No. 92]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subjects:

British business in China (Mr Bill Olner).

Rugby League (Derek Twigg).

Treatment for people with learning difficulties in the NHS (Mr Richard Benyon).

Electronic identification of sheep (Mark Williams).

Treatment of refractory angina (Mr George Howarth).

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mark Tami.)

And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till to-morrow.

[Adjourned at 4.57 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

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