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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 14 July 2010

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

1 Baroness Wheeler Margaret Eileen Joyce Wheeler, MBE, having been created Baroness Wheeler, of Blackfriars in the City of London, for life by Letters Patent dated 20 June 2010, was introduced between Lord Evans of Watford and Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, made and subscribed the solemn affirmation and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 1)

2 Oath and affirmation 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:

Betty Baroness Lockwood

James Lord Blyth of Rowington

Select Committee Report

3 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

First Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) (England) (Scheme) 2010
Draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2010
Draft Child Trust Funds (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2010
Draft Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2010
Draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2010
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2010
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No. 3) Order 2010
Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment No. 2) Order 2010
Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2010
Draft Political Parties, Elections and Referendums (Civil Sanctions) Order 2010
Draft Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2010
Draft Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2010. (HL Paper 19)

Public Business

4 Tourism A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Shutt of Greetland.

5 Health: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Earl Howe.

6 Agriculture: farming A question was asked by Lord Plumb and answered by Lord Henley.

7 Immigration: Brook House A question was asked by Lord Avebury and answered by Lord De Mauley.

8 Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Persistent Misuse of Network or Service) Order 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

9 Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments No. 3) Order 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

10 Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

11 Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information by SOCA) Order 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

12 National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Housing and Local Government) Order 2010 Lord Wallace of Tankerness moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

13 Local Government Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were agreed to. Clause 2 was disagreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 14)

14 Environment: low-carbon technologies A question was asked by Lord Haskel and, after debate, answered by Lord Marland.

The House adjourned at 8.26pm until Thursday 15 July at 10.45am.