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 Wednesday 26th 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 Wednesday 26th 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 Wednesday 26th 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 Wednesday 26th November.

5    Political Parties and Elections Bill,—Sir Nicholas Winterton reported from the Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee:

(1) a Memorandum; and

(2) That it had gone through the Bill and made Amendments thereunto, and had amended the Title as follows: A bill to make provision in the connection with the Electoral Commission; and to make provision about political donations and expenditure and about elections and electoral registration.

Memoranda (reported on 4th 6th and 18th November and this day) to be printed.

Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered tomorrow; and to be printed [Bill 165].

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

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

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

7    Pensions Bill,—Lords Amendments to the Pensions Bill printed pursuant to Standing Orders Nos. 57A (Bills brought from the Lords) and 78 (Lords amendments) on 17th November [Bill 174].

Ordered, That the Explanatory Notes relating to the Lords Amendments to the Pensions Bill be printed [Bill 174-EN].

8    Fisheries,—Resolved, That this House has considered the matter of fisheries.—(Huw Irranca-Davies.)

9    Sittings of the House,—Ordered, That—

(1) at the sittings on Tuesday 25th, Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th November, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at that sitting has reported; and

(2) at the sittings on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th November, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House, if a Message from the Lords Commissioners is expected, until that Message has been received.—(Helen Jones.)

10    Notices of Questions,—Ordered, That, notwithstanding sub-paragraph (a) of the proviso to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 22 (Notices of questions, motions and amendments), notices of questions for oral answer on Wednesday 10th December may be given on Wednesday 3rd December.—(Helen Jones.)

11    Public Petition,—A Public Petition from the residents and former residents of ex-Ministry of Defence service family accommodation on the West Vale estate, and others relating to service accommodation (Glamorgan) was presented and read.

12    Adjournment.

Subject: Liquidation of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (Keith Vaz).

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

And it being Six o'clock, the Motion for the adjournment of the House lapsed, without Question put.

Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr John Spellar.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-two minutes past Six o'clock, adjourned till Monday 24th November.

[Adjourned at 6.22 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 Negative Resolution:

1    Companies,—Companies Act 2006 (Annual Return and Service Addresses) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 3000), dated 18th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum and Impact Assessment [by Command] [Mr Pat McFadden].

2    Social Security,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 2987), dated 17th November 2008 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary James Purnell].

Other Paper:

3    Registration Service,—Mortality Statistics: Review of the National Statistician on deaths by cause, sex and age in England and Wales for 2007 [by Act] [Liam Byrne].

Papers withdrawn:

4    Northern Ireland,—Draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2008, with an Explanatory Memorandum [laid 5th November].

APPENDIX II

Reports from Select Committees

1    Business and Enterprise,—Creating a Higher Value-Added Economy: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Business and Enterprise Committee; to be printed [No. 168-vii] [Peter Luff].

2    Health,—Patient Safety: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Health Committee; to be printed [No. 1161-ii] [Mr Kevin Barron].

3    Home Affairs,—Immigration Issues: Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee; to be printed [No. 1199-i] [Keith Vaz].

4    Public Administration,—Official Statistics:

(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Select Committee on Public Administration; to be printed [No.1146-i]; and

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

[Dr Tony Wright].

[W.H., No. 108]

Minutes of Proceedings of the Sitting in Westminster Hall

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

Subject: Organ donation.

Resolved, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Mrs Sharon Hodgson.)

And accordingly the sitting was adjourned till Tuesday 25th November.

[Adjourned at 4.21 p.m.

Sir Alan Haselhurst

Deputy Speaker