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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 26 January 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Hereford.

1 Lord Kestenbaum Jonathan Andrew Kestenbaum, Esquire, having been created Baron Kestenbaum, of Foxcote in the County of Somerset, for life by Letters Patent dated in the forenoon of 24 January 2011, was introduced between Lord Sainsbury of Turville and Lord Puttnam, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 1)

2 Baroness Morgan of Ely Mair Eluned Morgan, having been created Baroness Morgan of Ely, of Ely in the City of Cardiff, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 24 January 2011, was introduced between Baroness Royall of Blaisdon and Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix 2)

Select Committee Reports

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

13th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2011
Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Serbia) Order 2011
Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011. (HL Paper 93)

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

9th Report, on the following bills:

National Insurance Contributions Bill
Pensions Bill [HL]
Postal Services Bill. (HL Paper 94)

Public Business

5 European Arrest Warrant and Investigation Order A question was asked by Lord Vinson and answered by Baroness Neville-Jones.

6 Elections: second home owners A question was asked by Lord Teverson and answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

7 Design A question was asked by Baroness Whitaker and answered by Baroness Wilcox.

8 Unemployment A question was asked by Lord Young of Norwood Green and answered by Lord Freud.

9 Counter-terrorism review Baroness Neville-Jones repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

10 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 89BA. Amendment 89BA was disagreed to (see division list). The House resumed for a statement.

11 BBC World Service Lord Howell of Guildford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

12 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 90C. The House resumed after amendment 93.

The House adjourned at 11.48pm until Thursday 27 January at 10.45am.

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Energy Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 21ZA. Amendments were considered. The Committee adjourned after clause 65 was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 7.58pm.