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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 13 December 2012

The House met at 11.00am.

The following Lords Spiritual and Temporal were present:

  1. D'Souza, B. (Lord Speaker)
  2. Aberdare, L.
  3. Adams of Craigielea, B.
  4. Addington, L.
  5. Adonis, L.
  6. Ahmad of Wimbledon, L.
  7. Ahmed, L.
  8. Alliance, L.
  9. Alton of Liverpool, L.
  10. Anderson of Swansea, L.
  11. Andrews, B.
  12. Anelay of St Johns, B.
  13. Armstrong of Hill Top, B.
  14. Armstrong of Ilminster, L.
  15. Ashcroft, L.
  16. Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, L.
  17. Astor, V.
  18. Astor of Hever, L.
  19. Attlee, E.
  20. Avebury, L.
  21. Bach, L.
  22. Baker of Dorking, L.
  23. Barker, B.
  24. Barnett, L.
  25. Bassam of Brighton, L.
  26. Bates, L.
  27. Beecham, L.
  28. Benjamin, B.
  29. Berkeley, L.
  30. Berridge, B.
  31. Best, L.
  32. Bew, L.
  33. Bilimoria, L.
  34. Billingham, B.
  35. Bilston, L.
  36. Birt, L.
  37. Blackstone, B.
  38. Blair of Boughton, L.
  39. Blencathra, L.
  40. Borrie, L.
  41. Boswell of Aynho, L.
  42. Bowness, L.
  43. Boyce, L.
  44. Brabazon of Tara, L.
  45. Bradley, L.
  46. Bradshaw, L.
  47. Bramall, L.
  48. Brinton, B.
  49. Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
  50. Brookeborough, V.
  51. Brookman, L.
  52. Brougham and Vaux, L.
  53. Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, L.
  54. Browne of Ladyton, L.
  55. Browning, B.
  56. Burnett, L.
  57. Buscombe, B.
  58. Butler of Brockwell, L.
  59. Caithness, E.
  60. Cameron of Dillington, L.
  61. Campbell of Alloway, L.
  62. Campbell-Savours, L.
  63. Carey of Clifton, L.
  64. Carter of Coles, L.
  65. Cathcart, E.
  66. Christopher, L.
  67. Clancarty, E.
  68. Clark of Windermere, L.
  69. Clarke of Hampstead, L.
  70. Clement-Jones, L.
  71. Clinton-Davis, L.
  72. Cobbold, L.
  73. Collins of Highbury, L.
  74. Colwyn, L.
  75. Condon, L.
  76. Cormack, L.
  77. Corston, B.
  78. Cotter, L.
  79. Courtown, E.
  80. Coussins, B.
  81. Craig of Radley, L.
  82. Craigavon, V.
  83. Crathorne, L.
  84. Crawley, B.
  85. Crickhowell, L.
  86. Cunningham of Felling, L.
  87. Currie of Marylebone, L.
  88. Curry of Kirkharle, L.
  89. Davies of Coity, L.
  90. Davies of Oldham, L.
  91. Davies of Stamford, L.
  92. De Mauley, L.
  93. Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, B.
  94. Dear, L.
  95. Deben, L.
  96. Denham, L.
  97. Dholakia, L.
  98. Dixon-Smith, L.
  99. Donaghy, B.
  100. Donoughue, L.
  101. Doocey, B.
  102. Drake, B.
  103. Dubs, L.
  104. Dundee, E.
  105. Durham, Bp.
  106. Dykes, L.
  107. Eames, L.
  108. Eaton, B.
  109. Eatwell, L.
  110. Eccles, V.
  111. Eden of Winton, L.
  112. Edmiston, L.
  113. Elder, L.
  114. Elton, L.
  115. Elystan-Morgan, L.
  116. Emerton, B.
  117. Empey, L.
  118. Erroll, E.
  119. Evans of Parkside, L.
  120. Evans of Temple Guiting, L.
  121. Evans of Watford, L.
  122. Exeter, Bp.
  123. Falkland, V.
  124. Falkner of Margravine, B.
  125. Farrington of Ribbleton, B.
  126. Faulkner of Worcester, L.
  127. Filkin, L.
  128. Finlay of Llandaff, B.
  129. Flather, B.
  130. Fookes, B.
  131. Ford, B.
  132. Forsyth of Drumlean, L.
  133. Foster of Bishop Auckland, L.
  134. Foulkes of Cumnock, L.
  135. Fowler, L.
  136. Framlingham, L.
  137. Freeman, L.
  138. Freud, L.
  139. Freyberg, L.
  140. Gale, B.
  141. Garden of Frognal, B.
  142. Gardiner of Kimble, L.
  143. Gardner of Parkes, B.
  144. Garel-Jones, L.
  145. Geddes, L.
  146. German, L.
  147. Gibson of Market Rasen, B.
  148. Giddens, L.
  149. Gilbert, L.
  150. Glasman, L.
  151. Glenarthur, L.
  152. Glendonbrook, L.
  153. Gold, L.
  154. Goodlad, L.
  155. Gordon of Strathblane, L.
  156. Goudie, B.
  157. Gould of Potternewton, B.
  158. Graham of Edmonton, L.
  159. Grantchester, L.
  160. Greaves, L.
  161. Greenfield, B.
  162. Greenway, L.
  163. Grenfell, L.
  164. Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
  165. Grocott, L.
  166. Guildford, Bp.
  167. Hameed, L.
  168. Hamilton of Epsom, L.
  169. Hanham, B.
  170. Hannay of Chiswick, L.
  171. Hanningfield, L.
  172. Hanworth, V.
  173. Harris of Haringey, L.
  174. Harrison, L.
  175. Hart of Chilton, L.
  176. Hattersley, L.
  177. Haworth, L.
  178. Hayman, B.
  179. Hayter of Kentish Town, B.
  180. Healey, L.
  181. Henley, L.
  182. Hennessy of Nympsfield, L.
  183. Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L.
  184. Hollins, B.
  185. Hollis of Heigham, B.
  186. Hooper, B.
  187. Howarth of Newport, L.
  188. Howe of Aberavon, L.
  189. Howe of Idlicote, B.
  190. Howell of Guildford, L.
  191. Howells of St Davids, B.
  192. Howie of Troon, L.
  193. Hoyle, L.
  194. Hughes of Woodside, L.
  195. Hunt of Chesterton, L.
  196. Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
  197. Hunt of Wirral, L.
  198. Hussain, L.
  199. Hussein-Ece, B.
  200. Hylton, L.
  201. Inglewood, L.
  202. Irvine of Lairg, L.
  203. James of Blackheath, L.
  204. Janner of Braunstone, L.
  205. Jenkin of Kennington, B.
  206. Jenkin of Roding, L.
  207. Jolly, B.
  208. Jones, L.
  209. Jones of Cheltenham, L.
  210. Jones of Whitchurch, B.
  211. Jordan, L.
  212. Judd, L.
  213. Kakkar, L.
  214. Kennedy of Southwark, L.
  215. Kennedy of The Shaws, B.
  216. Kidron, B.
  217. Kilclooney, L.
  218. King of Bow, B.
  219. King of Bridgwater, L.
  220. King of West Bromwich, L.
  221. Kinnock, L.
  222. Kinnock of Holyhead, B.
  223. Kirkhill, L.
  224. Kirkwood of Kirkhope, L.
  225. Knight of Weymouth, L.
  226. Laird, L.
  227. Laming, L.
  228. Lamont of Lerwick, L.
  229. Lawson of Blaby, L.
  230. Lea of Crondall, L.
  231. Lee of Trafford, L.
  232. Lester of Herne Hill, L.
  233. Liddell of Coatdyke, B.
  234. Liddle, L.
  235. Lingfield, L.
  236. Linklater of Butterstone, B.
  237. Lipsey, L.
  238. Lloyd of Berwick, L.
  239. Loomba, L.
  240. Low of Dalston, L.
  241. Lucas, L.
  242. Luce, L.
  243. Luke, L.
  244. Lyell, L.
  245. Lytton, E.
  246. McAvoy, L.
  247. McColl of Dulwich, L.
  248. McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L.
  249. McDonagh, B.
  250. Macdonald of Tradeston, L.
  251. McFall of Alcluith, L.
  252. MacGregor of Pulham Market, L.
  253. McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
  254. Mackay of Clashfern, L.
  255. MacKenzie of Culkein, L.
  256. Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L.
  257. McKenzie of Luton, L.
  258. Maclennan of Rogart, L.
  259. Maddock, B.
  260. Maginnis of Drumglass, L.
  261. Mar, C.
  262. Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L.
  263. Marland, L.
  264. Marlesford, L.
  265. Martin of Springburn, L.
  266. Masham of Ilton, B.
  267. Massey of Darwen, B.
  268. Mawhinney, L.
  269. Maxton, L.
  270. Meacher, B.
  271. Miller of Chilthorne Domer, B.
  272. Miller of Hendon, B.
  273. Mitchell, L.
  274. Monks, L.
  275. Montgomery of Alamein, V.
  276. Morgan of Huyton, B.
  277. Morris of Aberavon, L.
  278. Morris of Handsworth, L.
  279. Morris of Yardley, B.
  280. Moser, L.
  281. Moynihan, L.
  282. Myners, L.
  283. Naseby, L.
  284. Neville-Jones, B.
  285. Newby, L.
  286. Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
  287. Noakes, B.
  288. Noon, L.
  289. Northbourne, L.
  290. Northbrook, L.
  291. Northover, B.
  292. O'Cathain, B.
  293. O'Neill of Clackmannan, L.
  294. Ouseley, L.
  295. Oxburgh, L.
  296. Oxford, Bp.
  297. Palmer, L.
  298. Palmer of Childs Hill, L.
  299. Pannick, L.
  300. Parekh, L.
  301. Patel, L.
  302. Patel of Blackburn, L.
  303. Paul, L.
  304. Pearson of Rannoch, L.
  305. Pendry, L.
  306. Perry of Southwark, B.
  307. Peston, L.
  308. Phillips of Sudbury, L.
  309. Pitkeathley, B.
  310. Popat, L.
  311. Powell of Bayswater, L.
  312. Prashar, B.
  313. Prescott, L.
  314. Prosser, B.
  315. Puttnam, L.
  316. Quirk, L.
  317. Ramsay of Cartvale, B.
  318. Ramsbotham, L.
  319. Randerson, B.
  320. Rawlings, B.
  321. Razzall, L.
  322. Rea, L.
  323. Redesdale, L.
  324. Rees of Ludlow, L.
  325. Rees-Mogg, L.
  326. Reid of Cardowan, L.
  327. Rendell of Babergh, B.
  328. Rennard, L.
  329. Ribeiro, L.
  330. Richard, L.
  331. Ripon and Leeds, Bp.
  332. Risby, L.
  333. Rix, L.
  334. Roberts of Conwy, L.
  335. Roberts of Llandudno, L.
  336. Robertson of Port Ellen, L.
  337. Rogan, L.
  338. Rooker, L.
  339. Roper, L.
  340. Rosser, L.
  341. Rosslyn, E.
  342. Rowe-Beddoe, L.
  343. Royall of Blaisdon, B.
  344. Ryder of Wensum, L.
  345. St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Bp.
  346. St John of Bletso, L.
  347. Saltoun of Abernethy, Ly.
  348. Sandwich, E.
  349. Sassoon, L.
  350. Sawyer, L.
  351. Scotland of Asthal, B.
  352. Scott of Foscote, L.
  353. Scott of Needham Market, B.
  354. Seccombe, B.
  355. Selborne, E.
  356. Selkirk of Douglas, L.
  357. Selsdon, L.
  358. Sewel, L.
  359. Shackleton of Belgravia, B.
  360. Sharkey, L.
  361. Sharp of Guildford, B.
  362. Sharples, B.
  363. Shaw of Northstead, L.
  364. Sheikh, L.
  365. Sheldon, L.
  366. Shephard of Northwold, B.
  367. Sherlock, B.
  368. Shrewsbury, E.
  369. Shutt of Greetland, L.
  370. Simon, V.
  371. Singh of Wimbledon, L.
  372. Skelmersdale, L.
  373. Skidelsky, L.
  374. Slim, V.
  375. Smith of Basildon, B.
  376. Smith of Clifton, L.
  377. Smith of Finsbury, L.
  378. Smith of Gilmorehill, B.
  379. Snape, L.
  380. Soley, L.
  381. Soulsby of Swaffham Prior, L.
  382. Stedman-Scott, B.
  383. Steel of Aikwood, L.
  384. Stephen, L.
  385. Stern, B.
  386. Stern of Brentford, L.
  387. Stevenson of Balmacara, L.
  388. Steyn, L.
  389. Stirrup, L.
  390. Stone of Blackheath, L.
  391. Stoneham of Droxford, L.
  392. Storey, L.
  393. Stowell of Beeston, B.
  394. Strathclyde, L.
  395. Sutherland of Houndwood, L.
  396. Swinfen, L.
  397. Symons of Vernham Dean, B.
  398. Taverne, L.
  399. Taylor of Blackburn, L.
  400. Taylor of Bolton, B.
  401. Taylor of Goss Moor, L.
  402. Taylor of Holbeach, L.
  403. Taylor of Warwick, L.
  404. Temple-Morris, L.
  405. Tenby, V.
  406. Thomas of Gresford, L.
  407. Thomas of Swynnerton, L.
  408. Thomas of Winchester, B.
  409. Thornton, B.
  410. Tomlinson, L.
  411. Tope, L.
  412. Touhig, L.
  413. Trees, L.
  414. Trefgarne, L.
  415. Trenchard, V.
  416. Triesman, L.
  417. Trimble, L.
  418. True, L.
  419. Trumpington, B.
  420. Truscott, L.
  421. Tunnicliffe, L.
  422. Turnberg, L.
  423. Turner of Camden, B.
  424. Tyler, L.
  425. Tyler of Enfield, B.
  426. Uddin, B.
  427. Ullswater, V.
  428. Verma, B.
  429. Wakeham, L.
  430. Wall of New Barnet, B.
  431. Wallace of Saltaire, L.
  432. Wallace of Tankerness, L.
  433. Walmsley, B.
  434. Walpole, L.
  435. Walton of Detchant, L.
  436. Warner, L.
  437. Warnock, B.
  438. Warsi, B.
  439. Warwick of Undercliffe, B.
  440. Wasserman, L.
  441. Watson of Richmond, L.
  442. Waverley, V.
  443. Wei, L.
  444. Weidenfeld, L.
  445. West of Spithead, L.
  446. Wheatcroft, B.
  447. Wheeler, B.
  448. Whitaker, B.
  449. Whitty, L.
  450. Wigley, L.
  451. Wilcox, B.
  452. Wilkins, B.
  453. Williams of Baglan, L.
  454. Williams of Crosby, B.
  455. Williams of Elvel, L.
  456. Williamson of Horton, L.
  457. Willis of Knaresborough, L.
  458. Wills, L.
  459. Wilson of Tillyorn, L.
  460. Winston, L.
  461. Wood of Anfield, L.
  462. Woolmer of Leeds, L.
  463. Worthington, B.
  464. Wright of Richmond, L.
  465. Young of Norwood Green, L.
  466. Younger of Leckie, V.