House of Lords Journal

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Lichfield.

1 Speaker of the House of Commons The Lords Commissioners being seated, Lord Strathclyde in the middle with the Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman) and Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to his right hand and Lord McNally and Baroness D’Souza on his left and the Commons being present at the Bar with the Speaker-Elect, the Right Honourable John Bercow, the said Speaker-Elect was presented and approved by the Lords Commissioners (by command of Her Majesty).

2 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Margaret Mary Baroness Wall of New Barnet

Alexander Park Lord Leitch

Donald Lord Anderson of Swansea

Jennifer Baroness Hilton of Eggardon

Edward Enda Lord Ballyedmond

Derek Lord Ezra

Robert Lord Kingsdown

Marcus Richard Lord Kimball

Colin MacKenzie Lord Low of Dalston

Ewen James Hanning Lord Cameron of Dillington

Peter Julian Lord Millett

Francis Patrick Lord Neill of Bladen

Elizabeth Lydia Baroness Manningham-Buller

Angus John Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

Keith John Charles Lord Bradley

Edwin Noel Westby Lord Bramall

Roger Nicholas Lord Crickhowell

Michael William Copplestone Dillon Earl of Onslow

Gordon Johnson Lord Borrie

Joan Christabel Jill Baroness Knight of Collingtree

Susan Adele Baroness Greenfield

John Ambrose Lord Cope of Berkeley

Herbert Robin Lord Rotherwick

Audrey Caroline Baroness Emerton

Timothy John Bishop of Leicester

Roger Richard Edward Lord Chorley

Peter Michael Lord Imbert

Stephen George Bishop of Wakefield

John William Bishop of Chichester

Graham Richard Bishop of Norwich

John Richard Bishop of Ripon and Leeds

Anthony William Lord Hall of Birkenhead

Susan Catherine Baroness Campbell of Loughborough

Brian Stanley Lord Mawhinney

Robert Haldane Lord Smith of Kelvin

Michael George Lord Bichard

Michael Hastings Lord Jay of Ewelme

Ronald Timothy Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Hugh John Maxwell Lord Dykes

Beryl Catherine Baroness Platt of Writtle

Julia Frances Baroness Cumberlege

Ann Baroness Mallalieu

Anthony Paul Lord Lester of Herne Hill

William Lord Rees-Mogg

Rodney Lord Elton

Harold Stanley Lord Kalms

David Alexander Cospatrick Earl of Home (Lord Douglas)

Richard Andrew Lord Ryder of Wensum

John Dunn Lord Laird

David Lord Wolfson of Sunningdale

Sally Baroness Morgan of Huyton

Shirley Vivien Teresa Brittain Baroness Williams of Crosby

Bernard Lord Donoughue

David Michael Lord Hope of Thornes

Janet Alison Baroness Whitaker

James Patrick Montagu Burgoyne Winthrop Earl of Courtown (Lord Saltersford)

Norman Roy Lord Blackwell

Meghnad Jagdishchandra Lord Desai

Simon Lord Haskel

Philip Lord Gould of Brookwood

Leslie John Lord Griffiths of Burry Port

Dafydd Elis Lord Elis-Thomas

Charles Randolph Lord Quirk

Robin Berry Lord Janvrin

Peter Kingsley Lord Archer of Sandwell

Raj Kumar Lord Bagri

Sarah Elizabeth Mary Baroness Hogg

Iain David Thomas Lord Vallance of Tummel

Genista Mary Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

Michael Norman Lord Shaw of Northstead

Ernest Jackson Lawson Lord Soulsby of Swaffham Prior

Norman Antony Francis Lord St John of Fawsley

Peter Earl of Rosslyn

Julian Pascoe Francis St Leger Lord Grenfell (Lord Grenfell of Kilvey)

Francis Thomas Lord Northbrook

Hugh Swynnerton Lord Thomas of Swynnerton

Norman Reginald Lord Warner

John William Lord Gilbert

Richard Napier Lord Luce

Robin Lord Corbett of Castle Vale

Kathleen Margaret Baroness Richardson of Calow

David Geoffrey Nigel Lord Filkin

John David James Earl of Stair (Lord Oxenfoord)

Frederick Richard Penn Earl Howe

Mark Shuldham Lord Marlesford

Francis Michael Earl of Listowel (Lord Hare)

Nicholas James Christopher Viscount Ullswater

Giles John Harry Viscount Goschen

William Peter Lord Bradshaw

Cecil Edward Lord Parkinson

Edmund John Phillip Lord Browne of Madingley

Richard Mark Lord Newby

Alastair Robertson Lord Goodlad

John Roddick Russell Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market

Roy Sydney George Lord Hattersley

Sally Rachel Baroness Hamwee

Margaret Lucy Baroness Sharp of Guildford

Ruth Beatrice Baroness Henig

David Lord Trefgarne

Anthony Tudor Lord St John of Bletso

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

3 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Roger Norman Lord Freeman

Margaret Josephine Baroness McDonagh

Martin John Lord Rees of Ludlow

Donald James Lord Nicholls of Birkenhead

Vivien Helen Baroness Stern

David Robert Lord Stevens of Ludgate

Patrick Robert Lord Carter of Coles

William Waldorf Viscount Astor

Victor Olufemi Lord Adebowale

Edward Alfred Alexander Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Lilian Pauline Baroness Neville-Jones

Francis Leonard Lord Tombs

George Islay MacNeill Lord Robertson of Port Ellen

Alan John Lord Watson of Richmond

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

4 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Peter Edward Lord Walker of Worcester

Gwilym Prys Lord Prys-Davies

Timothy John Leigh Lord Bell

Lydia Selina Baroness Dunn

Charles Guy Rodney Lord Leach of Fairford

Robert Lord Gavron

Michael Goodall Lord Watson of Invergowrie

Richard John Carew Bishop of London

David Anthony Lord Currie of Marylebone

Jennifer Louise Baroness Tonge

Sushantha Kumar Lord Bhattacharyya

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

5 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Estelle Baroness Morris of Yardley

Thomas Orlando Viscount Chandos (Lord Lyttelton of Aldershot)

David George Philip Marquess of Cholmondeley

David Brownrigg Lord Craig of Radley

Peter Norman Lord Fowler

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

6 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Colin Berkeley Lord Moynihan

Andrew Lord Lloyd-Webber

Jack Lord Ashley of Stoke

Robert Jacob Alexander Lord Skidelsky

Haleh Baroness Afshar

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

7 Oaths and affirmations The following Lords took and subscribed the oath, or made and subscribed the solemn affirmation, and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Peter Richard Grenville Lord Layard

Valerian Bernard Lord Freyberg

Michael Anthony Lord Ashcroft

Richard Thomas James Lord Wilson of Dinton

Margaret Omolola Baroness Young of Hornsey

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

8 Oaths The following Lords took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

Michael Cecil Lord Boyce

Hugh Viscount Trenchard

Jeffrey Howard Lord Archer of Weston-Super-Mare

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

9 Oaths The following Lords took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct:

John Olav Lord Kerr of Kinlochard

Robin William Lord Renwick of Clifton

Christopher Robin Lord Haskins

Giles Heneage Lord Radice

Evan Mervyn Lord Davies of Abersoch

David Anthony Lord Jacobs

The House adjourned at 7.30pm until Tuesday 25 May.