My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.

Moved, That the Commons message of 8 May be considered and that a committee of 11 Lords members be appointed to join with the committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Marine Bill presented to both Houses on 3 April (Cm 7351) and that the committee should report on the draft Bill by 22 July 2008;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the committee:

B Byford

E Caithness

L Greaves

L Greenway

L Haworth

L Hunt of Chesterton

B Jones of Whitchurch

L Lewis of Newnham

L MacKenzie of Culkein

B Miller of Chilthorne Domer

E Selborne;

That the committee have power to agree with the committee appointed by the Commons in the appointment of a chairman;

That the committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;

That the committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the reports of the committee from time to time shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the committee shall, if the committee so wishes, be published; and

That the committee meet with the committee appointed by the Commons tomorrow at 10 am in the Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House.—(The Chairman of Committees.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.