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House of Lords Journal

The Journal is the formal and authoritative summary record of the proceedings of the House of Lords. Each Journal contains the attendance, minutes (including voting lists) and papers, along with some committee reports, for every day the House sat during a parliamentary session. Each sessional volume is indexed.

Journal for 2 February 2011

The House met at 3.00pm.

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

  1. Hayman, B. (Lord Speaker)
  2. Adams of Craigielea, B.
  3. Addington, L.
  4. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L.
  5. Ahmed, L.
  6. Alderdice, L.
  7. Allan of Hallam, L.
  8. Allenby of Megiddo, V.
  9. Alli, L.
  10. Alton of Liverpool, L.
  11. Anderson of Swansea, L.
  12. Andrews, B.
  13. Anelay of St Johns, B.
  14. Armstrong of Hill Top, B.
  15. Armstrong of Ilminster, L.
  16. Arran, E.
  17. Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L.
  18. Astor of Hever, L.
  19. Attlee, E.
  20. Avebury, L.
  21. Bach, L.
  22. Baker of Dorking, L.
  23. Bakewell, B.
  24. Baldwin of Bewdley, E.
  25. Barker, B.
  26. Barnett, L.
  27. Bassam of Brighton, L.
  28. Bates, L.
  29. Beecham, L.
  30. Benjamin, B.
  31. Berkeley, L.
  32. Berridge, B.
  33. Best, L.
  34. Bhattacharyya, L.
  35. Bilimoria, L.
  36. Billingham, B.
  37. Bilston, L.
  38. Black of Brentwood, L.
  39. Blackstone, B.
  40. Blackwell, L.
  41. Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
  42. Boothroyd, B.
  43. Borrie, L.
  44. Boston of Faversham, L.
  45. Boswell of Aynho, L.
  46. Bowness, L.
  47. Boyce, L.
  48. Boyd of Duncansby, L.
  49. Brabazon of Tara, L.
  50. Bradshaw, L.
  51. Bragg, L.
  52. Bramall, L.
  53. Brett, L.
  54. Bridgeman, V.
  55. Broers, L.
  56. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
  57. Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, L.
  58. Brookeborough, V.
  59. Brookman, L.
  60. Brooks of Tremorfa, L.
  61. Brougham and Vaux, L.
  62. Browne of Belmont, L.
  63. Browning, B.
  64. Burnett, L.
  65. Buscombe, B.
  66. Butler of Brockwell, L.
  67. Butler-Sloss, B.
  68. Caithness, E.
  69. Campbell of Alloway, L.
  70. Campbell of Surbiton, B.
  71. Campbell-Savours, L.
  72. Carlile of Berriew, L.
  73. Carswell, L.
  74. Carter of Coles, L.
  75. Cathcart, E.
  76. Chidgey, L.
  77. Chorley, L.
  78. Christopher, L.
  79. Clancarty, E.
  80. Clark of Windermere, L.
  81. Clarke of Hampstead, L.
  82. Clement-Jones, L.
  83. Clinton-Davis, L.
  84. Cohen of Pimlico, B.
  85. Colwyn, L.
  86. Condon, L.
  87. Cope of Berkeley, L.
  88. Corston, B.
  89. Cotter, L.
  90. Courtown, E.
  91. Coussins, B.
  92. Cox, B.
  93. Craig of Radley, L.
  94. Crathorne, L.
  95. Crawley, B.
  96. Crickhowell, L.
  97. Crisp, L.
  98. Cunningham of Felling, L.
  99. Currie of Marylebone, L.
  100. Dannatt, L.
  101. Darzi of Denham, L.
  102. Davies of Coity, L.
  103. Davies of Oldham, L.
  104. Davies of Stamford, L.
  105. De Mauley, L.
  106. Deech, B.
  107. Denham, L.
  108. Derby, Bp.
  109. Dholakia, L.
  110. Dixon, L.
  111. Dixon-Smith, L.
  112. Dobbs, L.
  113. Donaghy, B.
  114. Donoughue, L.
  115. Doocey, B.
  116. Drake, B.
  117. Drayson, L.
  118. D'Souza, B.
  119. Dubs, L.
  120. Dykes, L.
  121. Eames, L.
  122. Eatwell, L.
  123. Eccles, V.
  124. Eccles of Moulton, B.
  125. Eden of Winton, L.
  126. Edmiston, L.
  127. Elder, L.
  128. Elton, L.
  129. Elystan-Morgan, L.
  130. Erroll, E.
  131. Evans of Parkside, L.
  132. Evans of Temple Guiting, L.
  133. Falconer of Thoroton, L.
  134. Falkland, V.
  135. Falkner of Margravine, B.
  136. Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
  137. Faulkner of Worcester, L.
  138. Faulks, L.
  139. Fellowes, L.
  140. Ferrers, E.
  141. Fink, L.
  142. Finlay of Llandaff, B.
  143. Flather, B.
  144. Flight, L.
  145. Fookes, B.
  146. Ford, B.
  147. Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
  148. Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
  149. Fowler, L.
  150. Framlingham, L.
  151. Fraser of Carmyllie, L.
  152. Freeman, L.
  153. Gale, B.
  154. Garden of Frognal, B.
  155. Gardiner of Kimble, L.
  156. Gardner of Parkes, B.
  157. Garel-Jones, L.
  158. Gavron, L.
  159. Geddes, L.
  160. German, L.
  161. Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
  162. Giddens, L.
  163. Gilbert, L.
  164. Glasgow, E.
  165. Glentoran, L.
  166. Gloucester, Bp.
  167. Golding, B.
  168. Goodhart, L.
  169. Goodlad, L.
  170. Gordon of Strathblane, L.
  171. Goudie, B.
  172. Gould of Potternewton, B.
  173. Grade of Yarmouth, L.
  174. Graham of Edmonton, L.
  175. Grantchester, L.
  176. Greaves, L.
  177. Greengross, B.
  178. Greenway, L.
  179. Grenfell, L.
  180. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
  181. Grocott, L.
  182. Guildford, Bp.
  183. Hamilton of Epsom, L.
  184. Hamwee, B.
  185. Hannay of Chiswick, L.
  186. Hanningfield, L.
  187. Harries of Pentregarth, L.
  188. Harris of Haringey, L.
  189. Harris of Richmond, B.
  190. Harrison, L.
  191. Hart of Chilton, L.
  192. Hastings of Scarisbrick, L.
  193. Hattersley, L.
  194. Hayter of Kentish Town, B.
  195. Healy of Primrose Hill, B.
  196. Henig, B.
  197. Henley, L.
  198. Hennessy of Nympsfield, L.
  199. Heyhoe Flint, B.
  200. Higgins, L.
  201. Hollick, L.
  202. Hollins, B.
  203. Hollis of Heigham, B.
  204. Hooper, B.
  205. Howard of Rising, L.
  206. Howarth of Breckland, B.
  207. Howarth of Newport, L.
  208. Howe, E.
  209. Howe of Aberavon, L.
  210. Howe of Idlicote, B.
  211. Howell of Guildford, L.
  212. Howells of St Davids, B.
  213. Howie of Troon, L.
  214. Hoyle, L.
  215. Hughes of Stretford, B.
  216. Hughes of Woodside, L.
  217. Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
  218. Hunt of Wirral, L.
  219. Hurd of Westwell, L.
  220. Hussain, L.
  221. Hussein-Ece, B.
  222. Hylton, L.
  223. Inge, L.
  224. Inglewood, L.
  225. James of Blackheath, L.
  226. James of Holland Park, B.
  227. Janner of Braunstone, L.
  228. Janvrin, L.
  229. Jay of Ewelme, L.
  230. Jenkin of Kennington, B.
  231. Jenkin of Roding, L.
  232. Jolly, B.
  233. Jones, L.
  234. Jones of Cheltenham, L.
  235. Jones of Whitchurch, B.
  236. Jordan, L.
  237. Judd, L.
  238. Kakkar, L.
  239. Kennedy of Southwark, L.
  240. Kestenbaum, L.
  241. Kilclooney, L.
  242. Kimball, L.
  243. King of Bow, B.
  244. King of Bridgwater, L.
  245. King of West Bromwich, L.
  246. Kingsmill, B.
  247. Kinnock of Holyhead, B.
  248. Kirkham, L.
  249. Kirkhill, L.
  250. Knight of Collingtree, B.
  251. Knight of Weymouth, L.
  252. Kramer, B.
  253. Laird, L.
  254. Lamont of Lerwick, L.
  255. Lang of Monkton, L.
  256. Lawson of Blaby, L.
  257. Lea of Crondall, L.
  258. Leach of Fairford, L.
  259. Lee of Trafford, L.
  260. Leitch, L.
  261. Lexden, L.
  262. Liddell of Coatdyke, B.
  263. Liddle, L.
  264. Lindsay, E.
  265. Lingfield, L.
  266. Linklater of Butterstone, B.
  267. Lipsey, L.
  268. Lister of Burtersett, B.
  269. Listowel, E.
  270. Liverpool, E.
  271. Lloyd of Berwick, L.
  272. Lofthouse of Pontefract, L.
  273. Loomba, L.
  274. Lothian, M.
  275. Low of Dalston, L.
  276. Lucas, L.
  277. Luce, L.
  278. Luke, L.
  279. Lyell, L.
  280. McAvoy, L.
  281. McCluskey, L.
  282. McColl of Dulwich, L.
  283. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L.
  284. McDonagh, B.
  285. Macdonald of River Glaven, L.
  286. Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
  287. McFall of Alcluith, L.
  288. Macfarlane of Bearsden, L.
  289. McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
  290. Mackay of Clashfern, L.
  291. MacKenzie of Culkein, L.
  292. McKenzie of Luton, L.
  293. Maclennan of Rogart, L.
  294. McNally, L.
  295. Maddock, B.
  296. Magan of Castletown, L.
  297. Mar, C.
  298. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L.
  299. Marland, L.
  300. Marlesford, L.
  301. Martin of Springburn, L.
  302. Masham of Ilton, B.
  303. Massey of Darwen, B.
  304. Maxton, L.
  305. Mayhew of Twysden, L.
  306. Meacher, B.
  307. Methuen, L.
  308. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
  309. Mitchell, L.
  310. Mogg, L.
  311. Monson, L.
  312. Montagu of Beaulieu, L.
  313. Montgomery of Alamein, V.
  314. Moonie, L.
  315. Morgan, L.
  316. Morgan of Drefelin, B.
  317. Morgan of Huyton, B.
  318. Morris of Aberavon, L.
  319. Morris of Bolton, B.
  320. Morris of Handsworth, L.
  321. Morris of Manchester, L.
  322. Moser, L.
  323. Moynihan, L.
  324. Murphy, B.
  325. Myners, L.
  326. Naseby, L.
  327. Neill of Bladen, L.
  328. Neuberger, B.
  329. Newby, L.
  330. Newlove, B.
  331. Newton of Braintree, L.
  332. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
  333. Noakes, B.
  334. Northbourne, L.
  335. Northbrook, L.
  336. Northover, B.
  337. Nye, B.
  338. Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, L.
  339. O'Cathain, B.
  340. O'Loan, B.
  341. O'Neill of Bengarve, B.
  342. O'Neill of Clackmannan, L.
  343. Oppenheim-Barnes, B.
  344. Ouseley, L.
  345. Oxburgh, L.
  346. Oxford, Bp.
  347. Palmer, L.
  348. Palmer of Childs Hill, L.
  349. Palumbo, L.
  350. Pannick, L.
  351. Parekh, L.
  352. Parminter, B.
  353. Patel of Blackburn, L.
  354. Patel of Bradford, L.
  355. Patten, L.
  356. Pearson of Rannoch, L.
  357. Pendry, L.
  358. Perry of Southwark, B.
  359. Peston, L.
  360. Phillips of Sudbury, L.
  361. Pilkington of Oxenford, L.
  362. Pitkeathley, B.
  363. Plant of Highfield, L.
  364. Plumb, L.
  365. Popat, L.
  366. Prashar, B.
  367. Prosser, B.
  368. Puttnam, L.
  369. Quin, B.
  370. Quirk, L.
  371. Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
  372. Ramsbotham, L.
  373. Rawlings, B.
  374. Razzall, L.
  375. Rea, L.
  376. Redesdale, L.
  377. Rees-Mogg, L.
  378. Reid of Cardowan, L.
  379. Rendell of Babergh, B.
  380. Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, L.
  381. Rennard, L.
  382. Renton of Mount Harry, L.
  383. Ritchie of Brompton, B.
  384. Roberts of Conwy, L.
  385. Roberts of Llandudno, L.
  386. Robertson of Port Ellen, L.
  387. Rogan, L.
  388. Rogers of Riverside, L.
  389. Rosser, L.
  390. Rosslyn, E.
  391. Rotherwick, L.
  392. Rowe-Beddoe, L.
  393. Royall of Blaisdon, B.
  394. Ryder of Wensum, L.
  395. Sacks, L.
  396. St John of Bletso, L.
  397. St John of Fawsley, L.
  398. Sanderson of Bowden, L.
  399. Sandwich, E.
  400. Sassoon, L.
  401. Sawyer, L.
  402. Scotland of Asthal, B.
  403. Scott of Foscote, L.
  404. Scott of Needham Market, B.
  405. Seccombe, B.
  406. Selborne, E.
  407. Selkirk of Douglas, L.
  408. Selsdon, L.
  409. Sewel, L.
  410. Sharkey, L.
  411. Sharp of Guildford, B.
  412. Sharples, B.
  413. Shaw of Northstead, L.
  414. Sheikh, L.
  415. Sheldon, L.
  416. Shephard of Northwold, B.
  417. Sherlock, B.
  418. Shrewsbury, E.
  419. Shutt of Greetland, L.
  420. Simon, V.
  421. Slim, V.
  422. Smith of Basildon, B.
  423. Smith of Clifton, L.
  424. Smith of Finsbury, L.
  425. Smith of Gilmorehill, B.
  426. Snape, L.
  427. Soley, L.
  428. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.
  429. Spicer, L.
  430. Stedman-Scott, B.
  431. Steel of Aikwood, L.
  432. Stern, B.
  433. Stern of Brentford, L.
  434. Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, L.
  435. Stevenson of Balmacara, L.
  436. Stevenson of Coddenham, L.
  437. Stewartby, L.
  438. Stirrup, L.
  439. Stoddart of Swindon, L.
  440. Stone of Blackheath, L.
  441. Stoneham of Droxford, L.
  442. Stowell of Beeston, B.
  443. Strathclyde, L.
  444. Swinfen, L.
  445. Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
  446. Taverne, L.
  447. Taylor of Blackburn, L.
  448. Taylor of Bolton, B.
  449. Taylor of Goss Moor, L.
  450. Taylor of Holbeach, L.
  451. Tebbit, L.
  452. Teverson, L.
  453. Thomas of Gresford, L.
  454. Thomas of Winchester, B.
  455. Thornton, B.
  456. Tonge, B.
  457. Touhig, L.
  458. Trefgarne, L.
  459. Trenchard, V.
  460. Triesman, L.
  461. Trimble, L.
  462. Trumpington, B.
  463. Truscott, L.
  464. Tugendhat, L.
  465. Tunnicliffe, L.
  466. Turnberg, L.
  467. Turner of Camden, B.
  468. Tyler, L.
  469. Tyler of Enfield, B.
  470. Ullswater, V.
  471. Verma, B.
  472. Vinson, L.
  473. Wade of Chorlton, L.
  474. Walker of Aldringham, L.
  475. Wall of New Barnet, B.
  476. Wallace of Saltaire, L.
  477. Wallace of Tankerness, L.
  478. Walmsley, B.
  479. Walpole, L.
  480. Walton of Detchant, L.
  481. Warner, L.
  482. Warnock, B.
  483. Warsi, B.
  484. Wasserman, L.
  485. Watson of Invergowrie, L.
  486. Waverley, V.
  487. Wei, L.
  488. West of Spithead, L.
  489. Wheatcroft, B.
  490. Wheeler, B.
  491. Whitaker, B.
  492. Whitty, L.
  493. Wigley, L.
  494. Wilcox, B.
  495. Wilkins, B.
  496. Williams of Crosby, B.
  497. Williams of Elvel, L.
  498. Williamson of Horton, L.
  499. Willis of Knaresborough, L.
  500. Wills, L.
  501. Wilson of Dinton, L.
  502. Winston, L.
  503. Woolf, L.
  504. Woolmer of Leeds, L.
  505. Worthington, B.
  506. Wright of Richmond, L.
  507. York, Abp.
  508. Young of Hornsey, B.
  509. Young of Norwood Green, L.
  510. Younger of Leckie, V.