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

1    First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—David Taylor reported from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006.

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

2    Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Derek Conway reported from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the Value Added Tax (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2685).

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

3    Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation,—Sir Nicholas Winterton reported from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation the draft Big Lottery Fund (Prescribed Expenditure) Order 2006.

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

4    European Standing Committee,—Mr Mike Hancock reported from a European Standing Committee the following Resolution:

That the Committee takes note of European Union Document No. 10954/06 and Addendum 1, Commission Communication: Keep Europe Moving—Sustainable Mobility For Our Continent—Mid-Term-Review of The European Commission's 2001 Transport White Paper; and endorses the Government's approach to discussions on these documents.

Resolution to lie upon the Table.

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

5    Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill,—Ordered, That the adjourned Debate on the Question proposed on 2nd December, That the Criminal Law (Amendment) (Protection of Property) Bill be now read a second time, be resumed on Friday 17th November.

6    Passenger Car (Fuel Consumption and Carbon Dioxide Emissions Information) Bill,—Colin Challen, presented a Bill to introduce additional conditions on the display of information relating to passenger car carbon dioxide emissions in all promotional media relating to motor vehicles: And the same was read the first time; and ordered to be read a second time on Friday 17th November and to be printed [Bill 237].

7    Violent Crime Reduction Bill (Programme) (No. 2),—A Motion was made and the Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), That the following provisions shall apply to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 20th June 2005 (Violent Crime Reduction Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement at this day's sitting.

2. The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order, namely: 27, 1 to 26 and 28 to 118.

Subsequent stages

3. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement—(Mr Tony McNulty):—It was agreed to.

8    Violent Crime Reduction Bill,—The House, according to Order, proceeded to consider the Lords Amendments to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill.

Lords Amendment No. 27 disagreed to.

Lords Amendments Nos. 1 to 26 and 28 to 118 were agreed to.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their Amendment No. 27;

That Mr Alan Campbell, Michael Fabricant, Lynne Featherstone, Siobhain McDonagh, and Mr Tony McNulty be members of the Committee;

That Mr Tony McNulty be the Chairman of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee; and

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Mr Ian Cawsey.)

9    Adjournment (Energy supply),—A Motion was made, and the Question being proposed, That this House do now adjourn—(Huw Irranca-Davies);

The Motion was, with leave of the House, withdrawn.

10    Violent Crime Reduction Bill,—Mr Tony McNulty reported from the Committee appointed to draw up a Reason to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to one of their Amendments to the Violent Crime Reduction Bill, That it had drawn up the following Reason, which it had directed him to report to the House:

The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 27 for the following Reason:

Because the Commons do not consider that it is necessary or appropriate that the power of a local authority to make an order designating a locality as an alcohol disorder zone should be subject to the restriction proposed in the amendment.

The Reason was agreed to.

Message to the Lords to communicate the said Reason, with the Bill and Amendments.

11    Procedure,—Ordered, That Mr David Anderson be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Ms Celia Barlow be added.—(Tony Cunningham on behalf of the Committee of Selection.)

12    Public Petition,—A Public Petition from the residents of the constituency of Taunton and others against the proposals to move the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office from its current location in Taunton was presented and read; and ordered to lie upon the Table and to be printed.

13    Adjournment,—Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Michael Foster.)

And accordingly, the House, having continued to sit till twenty-six minutes past 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 delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 27th October 2006 pursuant to Standing Order No. 158 (Presentation of command papers):

1    Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry,—Government Response to the First Joint Report from the Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees, Session 2005-06, on Strategic Export Controls: Annual Report for 2004, Quarterly Reports for 2005, Licensing Policy and Parliamentary Scrutiny [Cm. 6954] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

2    European Communities (No. 1, 2006),—Convention, done at Brussels on 8th December 2004, on the Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the Convention on the Elimination of Double Taxation in Connection with the Adjustment of Profits of Associated Enterprises, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Cm. 6957] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

3    Probation,—Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Probation Boards (Appointment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2664) [Secretary John Reid].

Papers delivered to the Votes and Proceedings Office on Friday 27th October 2006 pursuant to Standing Order No. 159 (Presentation of statutory instruments):

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

4    Animals,—Salmonella in Turkey Flocks and Slaughter Pigs (Survey Powers) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2821), dated 23rd October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Secretary David Milliband].

5    Food,—Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2818), dated 23rd October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

6    Local Government,—Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2820), dated 24th October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Alexander].

7    Mental Capacity,—Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Appropriate Body) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2810), dated 21st October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

8    Road Traffic,—Road Traffic (Permitted Parking Area and Special Parking Area) (County of Shropshire) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2819), dated 24th October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Alexander].

9    Social Security,—Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2813), dated 19th October 2006, with an Explanatory Memorandum [Mr Secretary Hutton].

10    Transport,—(1) Closures Guidance (Railway Services in England and Wales) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2836); and

(2) Closures Guidance (Railway Services in Scotland and England) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2837),

dated 26th October 2006, with Explanatory Memoranda thereon [Mr Secretary Alexander].

Papers withdrawn:

11    Probation,—Explanatory Memorandum to the Local Probation Boards (Appointment and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2664) [laid 10th October].

Papers presented or laid upon the Table on Monday 30th October 2006:

Papers subject to Affirmative Resolution:

12    Mental Capacity,—Draft Mental Capacity Act 2005 (Loss of Capacity during Research Project) (England) Regulations 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

Papers subject to Negative Resolution:

13    Agriculture,—Products of Animal Origin (Third Country Imports) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2841), dated 24th October 2006 [by Act], with an Explanatory Memorandum [by Command] [Secretary David Miliband].

Other Papers:

14    Defence,—Ministry of Defence Minute, dated 30th October 2006 concerning the gifting of military equipment to the Afghan Government [by Command][Secretary Des Browne].

15    Government Resources and Accounts,—(1) Report and Accounts for 2005-06 of the Rural Payments Agency, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1612] [Secretary David Miliband]; and

(2) Resource Accounts of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1643] [John Healey].

16    Government Trading Funds,—Report and Accounts of the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency for 2005-06, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon [by Act]; to be printed [No. 1537] [Clerk of the House].

17    Health and Social Care,—Paper, entitled Healthcare Commission: State of Healthcare 2006 [by Act] [Ms Secretary Hewitt].

18    Law Commission,—Report of the Law Commission on Termination of Tenancies for Tenant Default [by Command] [Cm. 6946] [Ms Harriet Harman].

19    Public Petitions,—Observations by—

(1) the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the Petition [13th July] from Respect for Animals and citizens opposed to the brutal slaughter of seal pups by Canada for legislation to prohibit the import of all seal products; and

(2) the Secretary of State for Transport on the Petition [25th July] from residents of Hemel Hempstead constituency against the Operator's 'Master Plan' for Luton Airport

[by Standing Order]; to be printed [Clerk of the House].

20    Treaty Series (No. 27, 2006),—Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, done at Strasbourg on 27th January 1999 and Additional Protocol to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, done at Strasbourg on 15th May 2003 [by Command] [Cm. 6958] [Secretary Margaret Beckett].

21    Work and Pensions,—(1) Government Response to the Fourth Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2005-06, on Pension Reform; and

(2) Paper, entitled Security in retirement: towards a new pensions system: summary of responses to the consultation

[by Command] [Cms. 6956 and 6960] [Mr Secretary Hutton].

APPENDIX II

Standing Committees

1    Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Stephen Byers, Jeff Ennis, Andrew Gwynne and Jan Ruddock from the First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Chris Bryant, Mr Robert Flello, Chris McCafferty and Siobhain McDonagh.

2    Value Added Tax (Betting, Gaming and Lotteries) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 2685),—The Committee of Selection has discharged Kevin Brennan from the Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the Order) and nominated in substitution Mr Dave Watts.

3    Draft Big Lottery Fund (Prescribed Expenditure) Order 2006,—The Committee of Selection has discharged Mr Don Touhig from the Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation (nominated in respect of the draft Order) and nominated in substitution Mark Fisher.

APPENDIX III

Reports from Select Committees

1    Crossrail Bill,—First Special Report from the Select Committee on the Crossrail Bill [The Crossrail Bill: Woolwich Station]; to be printed [No. 1597] [Mr Alan Meale].

2    Human Rights,—Minutes of Evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights [The Case for the Human Rights Act]; to be printed [No. 1694-i] [Mr Andrew Dismore].

3    Public Accounts,—(1) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [The delays in administering the 2005 Single Payment System Scheme in England]; to be printed [No. 1696-i]; and

(2) Minutes of Evidence taken before the Committee of Public Accounts [National Audit Office Supplementary Estimate (Refurbishment of the NAO)]; to be printed [No. 1697-i].

[Mr Edward Leigh].