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

1    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 13th November.

2    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 13th November.

3    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 13th November.

4    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 13th November.

5    Political Parties and Elections Bill,—Sir Nicholas Winterton reported certain Memoranda from the Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee.

Memoranda to lie upon the Table and to be published.

6    Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee,—Mr Bill Olner reported from the Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008.

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

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

The Lords have agreed to the Energy Bill, with Amendments, to which they desire the concurrence of this House.

8    Energy Bill,—Lords Amendments to the Energy Bill to be considered on Monday 10th November; and to be printed [Bill 160].

Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Lords Amendments to the Energy Bill be printed [Bill 160-EN].

9    Political and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Topical Debate),—Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of the political and humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.—(Bill Rammell.)

10    Public engagement in fighting crime,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House has considered the matter of public engagement in fighting crime—(Mr Vernon Coaker);

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

11    Northern Ireland Grand Committee,—Ordered, That—

(1) the matter of organised crime in Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;

(2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 18th November at half past Four o'clock; and

(3) at that sitting—

(a) the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), and shall then consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above;

(b) the Chairman shall interrupt proceedings not later than two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the matter referred to the Committee; and

(c) at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)).—(Ms Dawn Butler.)

12    Adjournment.

Subject: Icelandic banking collapse and Government policy on UK citizens with overseas accounts (Mary Creagh).

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Ms Dawn Butler);

And the Motion having been made at Six o'clock, and the Debate having continued for half an hour, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the House without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order, till Monday 10th November.

[Adjourned at 6.30 p.m.

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:

Paper subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1    Companies,—Draft Companies (Trading Disclosures) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Mr Pat McFadden].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

2    Companies,—Companies Act 2006 (Commencement No. 8, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2860), dated 5th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Mr Pat McFadden].

3    Family Proceedings,—Family Proceedings (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2861), dated 3rd November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

4    Local Government,—Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transitional Arrangements) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2867), dated 5th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].

5    Magistrates' Courts,—(1) Family Proceedings Courts (Children Act 1989) (Amendment) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2858); and

(2) Magistrates' Courts (Enforcement of Children Act 1989 Contact Orders) Rules 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2859),

dated 3rd November 2008 [by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

6    Political Parties,—Political Donations and Regulated Transactions (Anonymous Electors) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2869), dated 4th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

7    Road Traffic,—(1) Retention of Registration Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2850), dated 4th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command]; and

(2) Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2849), dated 3rd November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command]

[Secretary Geoff Hoon].

8    Social Security,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2824), dated 29th October 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary James Purnell].

9    Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,—Statutes, dated 29th April 2008, made by the Governing Body of Pembroke College in the University of Cambridge revising the existing Statutes of the College [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

Other Papers:

10    Identity Cards,—Paper, entitled Identity Cards Scheme Cost Report: November 2008 [by Act] [Secretary Jacqui Smith].

11    National Heritage,—Report and Accounts of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Armouries for 2007-08, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1107] [Secretary Andy Burnham].

12    National Lottery,—Report and Accounts of Scottish Screen National Lottery Distribution Fund for 2007-08 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1053] [Secretary Jim Murphy].

13    Treasury,—(1) Paper, entitled Special resolution regime: safeguards for partial property transfers [by Command] [Cm. 7497]; and

(2) Treasury Minute, dated 6th November, concerning a contingent liability in respect of financial support for depositors in Icelandic banks [by Command]

[Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer].

APPENDIX II

General Committees

1    Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2008,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Parmjit Dhanda, Michael Jabez Foster, Keith Hill and Kelvin Hopkins from the Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Robert Flello, Tony Lloyd, Siobhain McDonagh and Mr Virendra Sharma.

    European Committees

2    European Union Documents No. 12156/08 and Addendum, No. 12471/08 and Addendum, No. 12472/08 and Addendum and Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum, dated 16th October, submitted by Her Majesty's Treasury, relating to financial management have been referred to European Committee B.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—Badgers and cattle TB: Government Response to the Committee's Tenth Report of Session 2007-08: Sixth Special Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, with Minutes of Evidence taken on 5th November; to be printed, [No. 1178] [Mr Michael Jack].

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

(2) Minutes of the Public Deliberations of the Committee on 5th November; to be printed [No. 361-xxiii]; and

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

[Michael Connarty].

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

[W.H., No. 102]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subject: The Supply of Rented Housing, Eighth Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee and the Government response thereto.

A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned—(Helen Goodman);

And the sitting having continued for three hours, it was adjourned without Question put, till Tuesday 11th November.

[Adjourned at 5.30 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker