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 8 February 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

Select Committee Report

1 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

21st Report, on the following affirmative instrument:
Draft Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2011. (HL Paper 98)

Public Business

2 Crime: media reporting A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of Chester and answered by Baroness Neville-Jones.

3 Equality A question was asked by Lord Smith of Clifton and answered by Lord Sassoon.

4 EU: police and justice A question was asked by Lord Pearson of Rannoch and answered by Lord McNally.

5 Citizens Advice Bureaux A question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and answered by Baroness Wilcox.

6 Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B and D) Order 2011 Baroness Neville-Jones moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 17 November 2010 be approved. The motion was agreed to.

7 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill Lord McNally moved that the Order of Consideration of 7 February be varied so that amendments to clause 12 be marshalled and considered before those to clause 10. The motion was agreed to.

8 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 27G. Amendments 27GA, 16HA, 16J and 18F were disagreed to (see divisoin lists 1 to 4). Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

9 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 18FA. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 22C.

10 Energy Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with an amendment. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 45)

The House adjourned at 10.11pm until Wednesday 9 February at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Energy Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 35. It was ordered that the bill be reported with an amendment.

The Committee adjourned at 6.53pm.