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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.

Journal for 20 December 2010

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Blackburn.

1 Lord Lingfield Sir Robert George Alexander Balchin, Knight, having been created Baron Lingfield, of Lingfield in the County of Surrey, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 17 December 2010, was introduced between Lord Wakeham and Lord Boyce, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 1)

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
Browne of Ladyton, L., 27 Jul
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
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

2 Lord Feldman of Elstree Andrew Simon Feldman, Esquire, having been created Baron Feldman of Elstree, of Elstree in the County of Hertfordshire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 17 December 2010, was introduced between Lord Harris of Peckham and Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 2)

3 Lord Dobbs Michael John Dobbs, Esquire, having been created Baron Dobbs, of Wylye in the County of Wiltshire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 18 December 2010, was introduced between Lord Tebbit and Lord Hunt of Wirral, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 3)

Private Business

4 Private Bills The Examiners certified that the Standing Orders which are applicable to the petitions for the following bills have been complied with:

Bank of Ireland (UK) plc
City of London (Various Powers)
Transport for London.

Public Business

5 Crime: age of responsibility A question was asked by the Earl of Listowel and answered by Lord McNally.

6 Benefits A question was asked by Lord German and answered by Lord Freud.

7 National Health Service: targets A question was asked by Lord Wills and answered by Earl Howe.

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

9 Business of the House Lord Strathclyde moved that Standing Order 46 (No two stages of a Bill be taken on one day) be dispensed with tomorrow to allow the Loans to Ireland Bill to be taken through all its remaining stages that day. The motion was agreed to.

10 HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom The Chairman of Committees moved that a Select Committee be appointed to consider HIV and AIDS in the United Kingdom, and that, as proposed by the Committee of Selection, the following members be appointed to the Committee:

  1. L Fowler (Chairman)
  2. L Gardiner of Kimble
  3. B Gould of Potternewton
  4. B Healy of Primrose Hill
  5. B Hussein-Ece
  6. L McColl of Dulwich
  7. B McIntosh of Hudnall
  8. B Masham of Ilton
  9. L May of Oxford
  10. L Rea
  11. B Ritchie of Brompton
  12. B Tonge;

That the Committee have power to appoint specialist advisers;

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

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

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

That the Committee do report by 20 July 2011;

That the Report of the Committee shall be printed, regardless of any adjournment of the House.

The motion was agreed to.

11 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 43A. The House resumed.

12 European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010
Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2010
Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2010

The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft statutory instruments.

13 European Council Lord Strathclyde repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

14 Immigration: High Court ruling Baroness Neville-Jones repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

15 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 44A. An amendment was considered. The House resumed.

16 Severe winter weather Earl Attlee repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

17 National Health Service: global health A question was asked by Lord Crisp and, after debate, answered by Earl Howe.

18 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 45ZA. The House resumed after clause 9 was agreed to.

The House adjourned at 1.14am on Tuesday 21 December until 2.15pm the same day.

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm.

European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010 Lord Howell of Guildford moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2010 Lord Wallace of Saltaire moved that the Grand Committee do consider the Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Order 2010. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2010 Baroness Wilcox moved that the Grand Committee do consider the Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2010. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 4.21pm.