House of Lords Journal

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

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

Ara Warkes Lord Darzi of Denham

Nigel Simeon Bishop of Manchester

Select Committee Report

2 Liaison Committee
The following Report from the Liaison Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

First Report of Session 2010–11. (HL Paper 6) (See Appendix)

Public Business

3 Individual Savings Accounts A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Sassoon.

4 Nuclear non-proliferation A question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

5 Prisoners: voting A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Lord McNally.

6 Pensions: Deepwater Horizon A question was asked by Lord Harrison and answered by Lord Freud.

7 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to report whether the provisions of any bill inappropriately delegate legislative power, or whether they subject the exercise of legislative power to an inappropriate degree of parliamentary scrutiny; to report on documents and draft orders laid before Parliament under sections 14 and 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006; and to perform, in respect of such draft orders, and in respect of subordinate provisions orders made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001, the functions performed in respect of other instruments and draft instruments by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

1. B Andrews
2. L Blackwell
3. L Butler of Brockwell
4. L Carlile of Berriew
5. B Gardner of Parkes
6. L Haskel
7. L Mayhew of Twysden
8. B O’Loan
9. L Soley
10. B Thomas of Winchester (Chairman);

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.

The motion was agreed to.

8 Merits of Statutory Instruments The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the Merits of Statutory Instruments.

(1) The Committee shall, subject to the exceptions in paragraph (2), consider—

(a) every instrument (whether or not a statutory instrument), or draft of an instrument, which is laid before each House of Parliament and upon which proceedings may be, or might have been, taken in either House of Parliament under an Act of Parliament;

(b) every proposal which is in the form of a draft of such an instrument and is laid before each House of Parliament under an Act of Parliament,

with a view to determining whether or not the special attention of the House should be drawn to it on any of the grounds specified in paragraph (3).

(2) The exceptions are—

(a) remedial orders, and draft remedial orders, under section 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998;

(b) draft orders under sections 14 and 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, and subordinate provisions orders made or proposed to be made under the Regulatory Reform Act 2001;

(c) Measures under the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and instruments made, and drafts of instruments to be made, under them.

(3) The grounds on which an instrument, draft or proposal may be drawn to the special attention of the House are—

(a) that it is politically or legally important or gives rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House;

(b) that it may be inappropriate in view of changed circumstances since the enactment of the parent Act;

(c) that it may inappropriately implement European Union legislation;

(d) that it may imperfectly achieve its policy objectives.

(4) The Committee shall also consider such other general matters relating to the effective scrutiny of the merits of statutory instruments and arising from the performance of its functions under paragraphs (1) to (3) as the Committee considers appropriate, except matters within the orders of reference of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

1. B Butler-Sloss
2. L Eames
3. L Goodlad (Chairman)
4. B Hamwee
5. L Hart of Chilton
6. L Lucas
7. L Methuen
8. B Morris of Yardley
9. L Norton of Louth
10. L Rosser
11. L Scott of Foscote;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

That the Committee have power to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time;

That the Reports of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House;

That the evidence taken by the Committee shall, if the Committee so wishes, be published.

The motion was agreed to.

9 Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee on Procedure of the House be appointed and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:

1. B Anelay of St Johns
2. L Bassam of Brighton
3. B D’Souza
4. L Goldsmith
5. B Gould of Potternewton
6. L Harries of Pentregarth
7. B Hayman
8. L Jopling
9. L Low of Dalston
10. L McNally
11. B Royall of Blaisdon
12. L Shutt of Greetland
13. L Strathclyde
14. B Thomas of Winchester
15. L Tyler
16. V Ullswater
17. L Wakeham
18. B Wall of New Barnet;

That the following members be appointed as alternate members:

1. L Campbell-Savours
2. V Craigavon
3. B Hamwee
4. L Hunt of Wirral
5. V Montgomery of Alamein

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.

The motion was agreed to.

10 Refreshment The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to advise on the refreshment services provided for the House, within the strategic framework and financial limits approved by the House Committee;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members together with the Chairman of Committees be appointed to the Committee:

1. L Brougham and Vaux
2. L Davies of Oldham
3. L Elder
4. B Emerton
5. B Fritchie
6. L Geddes
7. B Henig
8. L Lee of Trafford
9. B Rendell of Babergh
10. L Shutt of Greetland
11. L Skidelsky
12. B Thomas of Winchester;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.

The motion was agreed to.

11 Works of Art The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to administer the House of Lords Works of Art Collection Fund; and to consider matters relating to works of art and the artistic heritage in the House of Lords, within the strategic framework and financial limits approved by the House Committee;

That, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

1. L Crathorne
2. B Gale
3. L Harries of Pentregarth
4. B Howells of St Davids
5. L Luke (Chairman)
6. B Massey of Darwen
7. E Shrewsbury
8. L Smith of Clifton
9. L Stevenson of Coddenham
10. B Valentine
11. L Waddington;

That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records;

That the Committee have leave to report from time to time.

The motion was agreed to.

12 Mid-Staffordshire NHS foundation trust Earl Howe repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

13 The European Union and China (EUC Report) Lord Teverson moved that this House takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on Stars and Dragons: The EU and China (7th Report, Session 2009–10, HL Paper 76). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

14 Genomic medicine (S&T Report) Lord Patel moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Genomic Medicine (2nd Report, Session 2008–09, HL Paper 107). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 9.30pm until Thursday 10 June at 11.00am.