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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 7 February 2011

The House met at 2.30pm.

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

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