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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 27 July 2010

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Blackburn.

1 Lord Beecham Sir Jeremy Hugh Beecham, Knight, having been created Baron Beecham, of Benwell and Newcastle upon Tyne in the County of Tyne and Wear, for life by Letters Patent dated 20 July 2010, was introduced between Lord Walton of Detchant and Lord Cunningham of Felling, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 1)

2 Lord Browne of Ladyton The Rt Hon Desmond Henry Browne, having been created Baron Browne of Ladyton, of Ladyton in Ayrshire and Arran, for life by Letters Patent dated 22 July 2010, was introduced between Baroness Scotland of Asthal and Lord Foulkes of Cumnock, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 2)

Ahmad of Wimbledon, L., 17 Jan
Allan of Hallam, L., 26 Jul
Armstrong of Hill Top, B., 6 Jul
Bakewell, B., 25 Jan
Bannside, L., 5 Jul
Beecham, L., 27 Jul
Benjamin, B., 28 Jun
Berridge, B., 20 Jan
*Birmingham, Bp., 26 Oct
Black of Brentwood, L., 13 Jul
Blair of Boughton, L., 26 Jul
Blencathra, L., 10 Mar
Boateng, L., 1 Jul
Boswell of Aynho, L., 19 Jul
Brinton, B., 10 Feb
Browning, B., 13 Jul
Collins of Highbury, L., 24 Jan
Cormack, L., 21 Dec
Curry of Kirkharle, L., 24 Oct
Dannatt, L., 24 Jan
Davies of Stamford, L., 8 Jul
Deben, L., 21 Jun
*Derby, Bp. 15 Jun
Dobbs, L., 20 Dec
Donaghy, B., 1 Jul
Doocey, B., 22 Dec
Drake, B., 5 Jul
Durham, Bp., 12 Jan
Eaton, B., 22 Jul
Edmiston, L., 18 Jan
Empey, L., 19 Jan
Faulks, L., 28 Jul
Feldman of Elstree, L. 20 Dec
Fellowes of West Stafford, L., 13 Jan
Fink, L., 20 Jan
Flight, L., 17 Jan
Framlingham, L., 18 Jan
Gardiner of Kimble, L., 24 Jun
German, L., 29 Jun
Glasman, L., 8 Mar
Glendonbrook, L., 22 Mar
Gold, L., 3 Feb
Grade of Yarmouth, L., 27 Jan
Green of Hurstpierpoint, L., 22 Nov
*Guildford, Bp., 27 May
Hayter of Kentish Town, B., 22 Jun
Healy of Primrose Hill, B., 21 Jul
Hennessy of Nympsfield, L., 25 Nov
Heyhoe Flint, B., 25 Jan
Hill of Oareford, L., 27 May
Hollins, B., 15 Nov
Howard of Lympne, L., 20 Jul
Hughes of Stretford, B., 26 Jul
Hussain, L., 25 Jan
Hussein-Ece, B., 29 Jun
Hutton of Furness, L., 1 Jul
Jenkin of Kennington, B., 27 Jan
Jolly, B., 11 Jan
Kennedy of Southwark, L., 28 Jun
Kestenbaum, L., 26 Jan
King of Bow, B., 31 Jan
Knight of Weymouth, L. 23 Jun
Kramer, B., 10 Jan
Lexden, L., 10 Jan
Liddell of Coatdyke, B., 13 Jul
Liddle, L., 21 Jun
Lingfield, L., 20 Dec
Lister of Burtersett, B., 1 Feb
Loomba, L., 17 Jan
Lothian, M. (Kerr of Monteviot, L.), 22 Nov
Macdonald of River Glaven, L., 20 Jul
Magan of Castletown, L., 27 Jan
Maples, L., 24 Jun
Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L., 13 Jan
McAvoy, L., 22 Jun
McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L., 28 Jun
McFall of Alcluith, L., 6 Jul
Monks, L., 11 Oct
Morgan of Ely, B., 26 Jan
Newlove, B., 15 Jul
Noon, L., 31 Jan
Nye, B., 20 Jul
O’Donnell, L., 12 Jan
*Oxford, Bp., 25 Nov
Palmer of Childs Hill, L., 19 Jan
Parminter, B., 19 Jul
Popat, L., 12 Jul
Prescott, L., 8 Jul
Randerson, B., 31 Jan
Reid of Cardowan, L., 22 Jul
Ribeiro, L., 21 Dec
Risby, L., 11 Jan
Ritchie of Brompton, B., 29 Jun
Sassoon, L., 3 Jun
Shackleton of Belgravia, B., 22 Dec
Sharkey, L., 21 Dec
Sherlock, B., 5 Jul
Shipley, L., 15 Jul
Singh of Wimbledon, L., 24 Oct
Smith of Basildon, B., 8 Jul
Spicer, L., 12 Jul
*St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Bp., 8 Mar
Stedman-Scott, B., 19 Jul
Stephen, L., 7 Feb
Stevenson of Balmacara, L., 15 Jul
Stirrup, L., 1 Feb
Stoneham of Droxford, L., 20 Jan
Storey, L., 3 Feb
Stowell of Beeston, B., 12 Jan
Strasburger, L., 12 Jan
Taylor of Goss Moor, L., 22 Jul
Touhig, L., 30 Jun
True, L., 11 Jan
Tyler of Enfield, B., 1 Feb
Wasserman, L., 13 Jan
Wei, L., 3 Jun
Wheatcroft, B., 10 Jan
Wheeler, B., 14 Jul
Wigley, L., 24 Jan
Williams of Baglan, L., 18 Oct
Willis of Knaresborough, L., 7 Jul
Wills, L., 12 Jul
*Winchester, Bp., 26 Mar
Wolfson of Aspley Guise, L., 6 Jul
Wood of Anfield, L., 18 Jan
Worthington, B., 2 Feb

3 House of Lords Journals The 242nd volume of the Journals (Session 2008–09), with an index, was laid on the Table by the Clerk of the Parliaments.

Select Committee Reports

4 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The 6th Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 28)

5 Privileges and Conduct
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

The Conduct of Baroness Morgan of Huyton. (3rd Report, HL Paper 29) (See Appendix 3)

6 Procedure of the House
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Law Commission Bills. (2nd Report, HL Paper 30) (See Appendix 4)

7 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Second Report, on the following bills:

Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [HL]

Live Music Bill [HL]
Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL]. (HL Paper 31)

Public Business

8 Ecclesiastical Committee The Lord Speaker acquainted the House that, pursuant to section 2 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, she had nominated the following Lords to be members of the Ecclesiastical Committee established under that Act, and to serve for the duration of the present Parliament:

  1. L Bilston
  2. B Butler-Sloss
  3. L Davies of Coity
  4. L Elton
  5. L Glenarthur
  6. L Griffiths of Burry Port
  7. L Judd
  8. L Laming
  9. L Lloyd of Berwick
  10. L Luke
  11. L Newby
  12. B Perry of Southwark
  13. L Shaw of Northstead
  14. L Walpole
  15. L Williams of Elvel

9 Children: trafficking A question was asked by Baroness Massey of Darwen and answered by Baroness Neville-Jones.

10 Agriculture: Common Agricultural Policy direct payments A question was asked by Lord Livsey of Talgarth and answered by Lord De Mauley.

11 Disabled people A question was asked by Lord Ashley of Stoke and answered by Lord Freud.

12 European Union: European Investigation Order A question was asked by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts and answered by Baroness Neville-Jones.

13 Academies Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons with a privilege amendment. The amendment was agreed to.

14 Referendum (European Union) Bill [HL] Lord Willoughby de Broke presented a bill to make provision for the holding of a referendum in the United Kingdom on the United Kingdom’s continued membership of the European Union. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 18)

15 Pensions Regulator (Contribution Notices) (Sum Specified following Transfer) Regulations 2010 Lord Freud moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 1 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

16 Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Lord Freud moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 2 March be approved. The motion was agreed to.

17 Privileges and Conduct The Chairman of Committees moved that the Report from the Select Committee on Mr Trevor Phillips: Allegation of Contempt (First Report, HL Paper 15) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

18 Energy: annual statement Lord Marland repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

19 Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [HL] Lord Sassoon moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

20 Royal Assent The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Harris of Richmond) notified the Queen’s Assent to the following Acts:

Appropriation (No. 3) Act

c 30

Finance (No. 2) Act

c 31

Academies Act

c 32

Kent County Council (Filming on Highways Act)

c iv

Allhallows Staining Church Act

c v