Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 16 February 2011
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Derby.
Select Committee Reports
1 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
16th Report on certain statutory instruments, drawing special attention to the following affirmative instrument:
Draft Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2011
and having considered the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Amendment) Order 2011
Draft Greater Manchester Combined Authority Order 2011
Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2011
Draft Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) Order 2011
Draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Marine Licensing (Licence Application Appeals) Regulations 2011
Draft Marine Licensing (Notices Appeals) Regulations 2011
Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2011
Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2011
Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2011
Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2011
Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating) Order 2011
Draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, Rebates and Minimum Contributions) Order 2011
Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2011
Draft Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011. (HL Paper 103)
2
Constitution
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Meeting with Lord Jay of Ewelme, Chairman, House of Lords Appointments Commission. (11th Report, HL Paper 104)
Public Business
3 Monetary Policy Committee A question was asked by Lord Barnett and answered by Lord Sassoon.
4 France: bilateral defence co-operation A question was asked by Lord Anderson of Swansea and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.
5 Visas A question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones and answered by Earl Attlee.
6 Egypt: Mubarak family assets A question was asked by Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay, on behalf of Baroness Williams of Crosby, and answered by Lord Sassoon.
7 Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 Lord Shutt of Greetland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 17 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
8 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was returned from the Commons on Tuesday 15 February agreed to with reasons and amendments. The Commons reasons and amendments were printed in accordance with Standing Order 50(2) (HL Bill 48). The reasons and amendments were considered forthwith.
Related Index Items
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill > from HC with reasons and amdts, returned HC with reason and amdts, 16 Feb (2 divs)Motion A Lords amendments 1 and 8 were insisted on (see division list 1).
Motion B Lords amendments 16 and 19 were not insisted on (see division list 2).
Motion C Lords amendments 17 and 20 were not insisted on and amendments 20A to 20E in lieu were agreed to.
A Committee was appointed to propose a reason. The following Lords were members of the Committee:
Lord McNally
Lord Pannick
Lord Rooker
The Committee proposed the following reason for insisting on Lords Amendments 1 and 8:
"Because it is appropriate to make provision about the proportion of the electorate which should vote in the referendum for the result to be binding".
The reason was agreed to. The bill was returned to the Commons with amendments and a reason.
9 Postal Services Bill Baroness Wilcox moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
10 Sex Offenders Register Baroness Neville-Jones repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
11 Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with an amendment. The amendment was considered forthwith.
Motion A Lords amendments 1 and 8 were not further insisted on and Commons Amendment 1C in lieu was agreed to (see division list 3).
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
12 Royal Assent The Lord Speaker (Baroness Hayman) notified the Queen’s Assent to the following Act:
Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act
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The House adjourned at 11.46pm until Monday 28 February at 2.30pm.