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.

Session 2010-12 Volume 244

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Journal for 25 October 2010

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Wakefield.

Public Business

1 Climate change: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change leadership A question was asked by Baroness Noakes and answered by Lord Marland.

2 Charities: war zones A question was asked by Lord James of Blackheath and answered by Lord McNally.

3 Iraq: Camp Ashraf A question was asked by Lord Archer of Sandwell, on behalf of Lord Corbett of Castle Vale, and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

4 Housing: shared ownership A question was asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes and answered by Lord Sassoon.

5 Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendment 1 was disagreed to (see division list 1). Amendments were agreed to. Amendment 23A was disagreed to (see division list 2). The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 24)

6 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 7944) Lord Avebury moved that the Statement, laid before the House on 1 October, be disapproved. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.

7 Statements of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 59 and HC 96) Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved that this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government have laid before the House Statements of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 59, laid on 28 June; and HC 96, laid on 15 July) in a way that limits direct Parliamentary scrutiny of the level of the immigration cap; and further regrets that the Government’s cap policy in relation to highly skilled migrants will damage the UK economy. The motion was disagreed to (see division list 3).

The House adjourned at 9.18pm until Tuesday 26 October at 2.30pm.