Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 12 October 2010
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.
Select Committee Reports
1
European Union
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Subsidiarity assessment: admission of third-country nationals as seasonal workers. (First Report, HL Paper 35)
2 Human Rights
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Legislative Scrutiny: Identity Documents Bill. (2nd Report, HL Paper 36)
Public Business
3 BBC: licence fee A question was asked by Lord Fowler and answered by Baroness Rawlings.
4 Employment: defence expenditure A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Astor of Hever.
5 Planning: appeals A question was asked by Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes and answered by Earl Attlee.
6 Prisons: in-cell sanitation A question was asked by Lord Ramsbotham and answered by Lord McNally.
7 Referendums (Constitution Committee Report) Baroness Jay of Paddington moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Constitution Committee on Referendums in the United Kingdom (12th Report, Session 2009–10, HL Paper 99). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
8 Higher education: funding Baroness Wilcox repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
9 Digital switchover (Communications Committee Report) Lord Fowler moved that this House takes note of the Report of the Communications Committee on Digital switchover of television and radio in the United Kingdom (2nd Report, Session 2009–10, HL Paper 100). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 10.11pm until Wednesday 13 October at 3.00pm.