§ Lords amendments again considered.
§ Question again proposed, That the House agrees with the Lords in their amendment No. 16.
10.20 pm§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe hon. Member for West Dorset (Mr. Letwin) is no longer in his place, but he asked me a question about section 37 of the 1866 Act. The original meaning of that section is so obscure that neither the Treasury nor National Audit Office officials who have examined it have been able to decipher it. The main point is that it concerns an old-fashioned practice that is no longer used by the NAO, which has not objected to the repeal of the provision. I hope that the amendment will be agreed to.
Lords amendment agreed to.
Remaining Lords amendments agreed to [Some with Special Entry].
Committee appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to certain of their amendments to the Bill; Mr. Graham Allen, Mr. John Healey, Miss Melanie Johnson, Mr. Oliver Letwin and Mr. Keith Simpson; Miss Melanie Johnson to be the Chairman of the Committee; Three to be the quorum of the Committee.—[Mr. Allen.]
§ To withdraw immediately.
§ Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords amendments reported, and agreed to; to be communicated to the Lords.