[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]

For the benefit of members of the Committee, I must say that we are late starting this morning because of a security alert in part of the Palace. I have one or two announcements to make. Our sitting hours today will be from now until no later than 11.25 am and this afternoon from 2 pm until an adjournment is agreed.

The printers have wrongly retained the starring next to four amendments on the paper. None of the amendments before us is ineligible for selection on the basis of starring. We will now resume our proceedings at clause 13.