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 20th 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 20th 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 20th 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 20th November.

5    Banking Bill,—Mr Jim Hood reported a Memorandum from the Banking Bill Committee.

Memorandum to lie upon the Table and to be published.

6    Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee,—John Bercow reported from the Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee the Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2424).

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 agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments made by this House to the Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords].

The Lords agree, without Amendment, to the Amendments made by this House to the Employment Bill [Lords].

8    Combating obesity (Topical Debate),—Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of combating obesity.—(Dawn Primarolo.)

9    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 Acts, agreed upon by both Houses:

Planning and Energy Act 2008

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Employment Act 2008.

10    International aid transparency,—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House has considered the matter of international aid transparency—(Mr Secretary Alexander);

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

11    Public Petition,—A Public Petition from residents of Cuddington and Sandiway, and others relating to planning and development (Cheshire) was presented and read.

12    Adjournment.

Subject: Thames Water's proposals for a reservoir in Oxfordshire (Mr Edward Vaizey).

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Ms Dawn Butler.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-five minutes past Six o'clock, adjourned till Monday 17th November.

[Adjourned at 6.25 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:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

1    Capital Gains Tax,—(1) Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (France) Order 2008;

(2) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Isle of Man) Order 2008; and

(3) draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Taxes on Income and Capital) (Netherlands) Order 2008

[by Act], with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [by Command] [Stephen Timms].

2    Housing,—Draft Local Authorities (England) (Charges for Property Searches) Regulations 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

3    Housing,—Local Authorities (England) (Charges for Property Searches) (Disapplication) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2909), dated 10th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Secretary Hazel Blears].

4    Supreme Court of England and Wales,—High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2934), dated 11th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Jack Straw].

Other Papers:

5    Vietnam (No 1, 2008),—Treaty, done at Hanoi on 12th September 2008, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Cm. 7498] [Secretary David Miliband].

6    Work and Pensions,—Paper entitled, The Buncefield Investigation; the Government and Competent Authority's response [by Command] [Cm. 7491] [Secretary James Purnell].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Health,—(1) Health Inequalities: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 422-x]; and

(2) Public Expenditure on Health and Personal Social Services 2008: Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be printed [No. 1190]

[Mr Kevin Barron].

2    Home Affairs,—The work of the Home Office: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 1191] [Keith Vaz].

3    Public Administration,—Equitable Life:

(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration; to be printed [No. 1143-iii]; and

(2) Memorandum laid before the Committee; to be published

[Dr Tony Wright].

[W.H., No. 105]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subject: Harmful content on the Internet and in video games, Tenth Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Government's response thereto.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Barbara Follett.)

And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 18th November.

[Adjourned at 5.28 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker

CORRIGENDUM

In the Votes and Proceedings for Wednesday 12th November, in Appendix III, item 3(1) should have read: