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 2 February 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Guildford.

1 Baroness Worthington Bryony Katherine Worthington, having been created Baroness Worthington, of Cambridge in the County of Cambridgeshire, for life by Letters Patent dated in the afternoon of 31 January 2011, was introduced between Lord Eatwell and Lord Bassam of Brighton, made and subscribed the solemn affirmation and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix)

2 Lord Fyfe of Fairfield The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Fyfe of Fairfield, a member of the House, had died on 1 February 2011.

Select Committee Reports

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

14th Report on certain statutory instruments, drawing special attention to the following affirmative instruments:

Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2010
Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 2010

and having considered the following affirmative instrument:
Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011. (HL Paper 96)

4 Constitution
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Money Bills and Commons Financial Privilege. (10th Report, HL Paper 97)

Public Business

5 Health: multiple sclerosis A question was asked by Lord Walton of Detchant and answered by Earl Howe.

6 Japan: whaling A question was asked by Baroness Parminter and answered by Lord Henley.

7 Currency markets A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Lord Sassoon.

8 Forestry Commission A question was asked by Lord Clark of Windermere and answered by Lord Henley.

9 Middle East A private notice question was asked by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

10 Legislative Reform (Civil Partnership) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Legislative Reform Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

11 European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Serbia) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

12 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

13 Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

14 Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the Rules be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

15 Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 3) 2010 Lord Strathclyde moved that the Rules be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

16 Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

17 National Insurance Contributions Bill 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 Grand Committee.

18 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the Question that Schedule 4 as amended be agreed to. Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 44)

The House adjourned at 6.53pm until Thursday 3 February at 11.00am.