Lords amendment: No. 1.

I beg to move, That this House
agrees with the Lords in the said amendments.

With this we may discuss Lords amendments Nos. 2, 3, 7, 10, 17 to 19, 21, 24 to 34, 37, 42 to 46 and 47, Government consequential (a) and Lords amendments Nos. 48 to 56.

The amendments are all relatively minor, technical and consequential, and I do not propose to speak to them individually. I believe that they will attract no controversy, and I commend them to the House.

Lords amendment agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 7 agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 8 disagreed to.

Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords amendment No. 8 agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 9 disagreed to.

Lords amendment No. 10 agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 12 and 13 disagreed to.

Lords amendment No. 15 agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 16 and Government amendments (a) to (g) thereto agreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 17 to 21 agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 23 disagreed to.

Lords amendments Nos. 24 to 34 agreed to.

Lords amendment: No. 35.

Motion made, and Question put, That amendment (a) thereto be made:— [Claire Ward.]

The House divided: Ayes 266, Noes 127.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment, as amended, agreed to.

Lords amendment No. 38 disagreed to.

Remaining Lords amendments, and consequential Government amendment (a) to Lords amendment No. 47, agreed to.

Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments Nos. 6, 9, 12, 13, 22, 23 and 38; Mr. Jeremy Browne, Mr. Alan Campbell, Mr. Edward Garnier, Mr. David Hanson and Lynda Waltho; Mr. David Hanson to be the Chairman of the Committee; Three to be the quorum of the Committee.— [Mr. Alan Campbell.]

To withdraw immediately.

Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords amendments reported, and agreed to; to be communicated to the Lords.