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

1    First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Mr David Wilshire reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2383).

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

2    European Standing Committee,—Sir John Butterfill reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Documents No. 10014/06, Draft Council Regulation laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1290/2005; and welcomes the voluntary modulation proposal as a means of providing additional funding for rural development programmes in the United Kingdom which will help meet the Government's commitment to sustainable rural development; but supports the Government in wanting to ensure that the voluntary modulation rules operate in a way appropriate to the needs of the United Kingdom.

Resolution to lie upon the Table.

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

3    Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords] [Ways and Means],—Resolved, That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

(1) the charging of fees in respect of functions carried out under the Act; and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda.)

4    Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords],—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords], as amended in the Standing Committee.

A Clause (NC1) (Fostering)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (NC2) (Monitoring: fees)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (NC3) (Provision of vetting information)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Other Clauses (NC4) (Meaning of relevant information in section (provision of vetting information)), (NC5) (Notification of cessation of monitoring), (NC6) (Cessation of registration), (NC7) (Declarations under sections (provision of vetting information) and (notification of cessation of monitoring)), (NC8) (Registers: power to apply for vetting information), (NC9) (Supervisory authorities: power to apply for vetting information), (NC10) (Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of children), (NC11) (Supervisory authorities: notification of barring &c. in respect of vulnerable adults), (NC12) (Prohibition of requirement to produce certain records) and (NC13) (Referrals: findings of fact immaterial)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (NC14) (Devolution: alignment)—(Mr Ivan Lewis)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (NC15) (Offences: other persons)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Other Clauses (NC16) (Section (Offences: other persons): exclusions and defences), (NC17) (Office holders: offences), (NC18) (Sections 12 and (office holders: offences): checks), (NC19) (Personnel suppliers: failure to check), (NC20) (Devolution: Wales), (NC21) (Crown application) and (NC22) (Controlled activity: regulations)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Another Clause (NC23) (Transitional provision)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first and second time, and added to the Bill.

Amendments (Nos. 19, 206 to 210 and 20 to 27) made to the Bill.

Another Amendment (No. 201) proposed to the Bill, in page 4, line 21, at the end to insert the words 'or did not intend to seek to engage in activity from which he knew he was barred.'.—(Tim Loughton.)

Question put, That the Amendment be made.

Tellers for the Ayes, Michael Fabricant, Angela Watkinson: 185.

Tellers for the Noes, Mr Ian Cawsey, Huw Irranca-Davies: 274.

Other Amendments (Nos. 28 to 33, 211 to 213, 34, 35, 214, 36 to 39, 215, 216, 40 to 45, 217 to 219, 46, 220 to 222, 47, 48, 223, 49, 224 to 228, 50 to 55, 229 to 231, 56 to 67, 232, 68 to 75, 233, 76, 234, 77 to 80, 235, 81 to 91, 236, 237, 92 to 97, 238 and 98 to 108) made to the Bill.

Schedules (NS1) (Transfers to IBB), (NS2) (Employment businesses: failure to check), (NS3) (Appropriate verification) and (NS4) (Transitional provisions)—(Mr Parmjit Dhanda)—brought up, read the first time and second time, and added to the Bill.

Other Amendments (Nos. 109 to 138, 239, 139 to 169, 240, 171, 172, 241 and 174 to 191) made to the Bill.

The Bill was read the third time, and passed, with Amendments.

5    Communities and Local Government,—Ordered, That Alison Seabeck be discharged from the Communities and Local Government Committee and Emily Thornberry be added.—(Tony Cunningham, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

6    Work and Pensions,—Ordered, That Mr Philip Dunne be discharged from the Work and Pensions Committee and Mark Pritchard be added.—(Tony Cunningham, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

7    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Tony Cunningham.)

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

Michael J. Martin

Speaker

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

APPENDIX I

Papers presented or laid upon the Table:

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

1    Fire and Rescue Services,—Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority (Combination Scheme) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2790), dated 16th October 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary Ruth Kelly].

2    Registration of Births, Deaths, Marriages, Etc,—Registration of Births and Deaths (Electronic Communications and Electronic Storage) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2809), dated 20th October 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [John Healey].

Other Papers:

3    Government Resources and Accounts,—Accounts of the Fleet Air Arm Museum for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1611] [Clerk of the House].

4    National Audit,—Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on Improving procurement in further education colleges in England [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1632] [Clerk of the House].

5    National Lottery,—Report and Financial Statements of the UK Film Council Group and Lottery for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1585] [Secretary Tessa Jowell].

6    Political Parties, Elections and Referendums,—Report of the Electoral Commission for 2005-06 [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1613] [Clerk of the House].

7    Public Petitions,—Observations by the Secretary of State for Transport on the Petition [25th July] from Peter Price and others for speed restriction measures on Evington Lane, Leicester [by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Strategic Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1408),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Richard Bacon from the Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Mark Lancaster.

2    European Union Document No. 10014/06, relating to Voluntary Reduction ("Modulation") of Direct Farm Support Payments,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Andrew Mackinlay from European Standing Committee (nominated in respect of the Document) and nominated in substitution Mrs Betty Williams.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Communities and Local Government,—Fifth Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee [Planning Gain Supplement], with Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee; to be printed, with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report [No. 1024-I] [Dr Phyllis Starkey].

2    Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Rural Payments Agency Sub-committee [The Rural Payments Agency], together with Memoranda laid before the Sub-committee; to be printed [No. 1071-vi] [Mr Michael Jack].

3    Human Rights,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights [The Work of the Children's Commissioners]; to be printed [No. 1672-i] [Mr Andrew Dismore].

4    Public Accounts,—Minutes of Evidence taken on 23rd October 2006 before the Committee of Public Accounts [Comptroller and Auditor General's Standard Report on the Account of HM Revenue and Customs: Tax Credits]; to be printed [No. 1673-i] [Mr Edward Leigh].

5    Trade and Industry,—(1) Eighth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee [Export Credits Guarantee Department's bribery rules: the Government's response to the Committee's Fifth Report of Session 2005-06], with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee relating to the Report; to be printed [No. 1670];

(2) Fifteenth Special Report from the Committee [Response to the Committee's Third Report, on Trade and Investment Opportunities with India]; to be printed [No. 1671]; and

(3) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee [Local Energy Generation]; to be printed [No. 1664-ii]

[Peter Luff].