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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.

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Journal for 12 June 2012

The House met at 2.30pm.

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

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