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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.

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Journal for 2 March 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Liverpool.

Select Committee Report

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

The Cabinet Manual. (12th Report, HL Paper 107)

Public Business

2 Tourism A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Baroness Garden of Frognal.

3 Banks: mutual ownership A question was asked by Lord Borrie and answered by Lord De Mauley.

4 Bribery Act 2010 A question was asked by Lord Hannay of Chiswick and answered by Lord McNally.

5 Health: cancer A question was asked by Lord Patel and answered by Earl Howe.

6 Armed forces: redundancy Lord Astor of Hever repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

7 Energy Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned.

8 Jobseeker's Allowance (Work Experience) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011

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

9 Elections: voting arrangements A question was asked by Viscount Astor and, after debate, answered by Lord McNally.

10 Energy Bill [HL] The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 69. Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 166.

The House adjourned at 10.10pm until Thursday 3 March at 11.00am.

Grand Committee Business

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

Jobseeker's Allowance (Work Experience) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 Lord Freud moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Work Experience) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011 Baroness Hanham moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments to the Mobile Homes Act 1983) Order 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011 Baroness Hanham moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Amendment of Schedule 1 and Consequential Amendments) (England) Order 2011. The motion was agreed to.

Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011 Baroness Hanham moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Mobile Homes Act 1983 (Jurisdiction of Residential Property Tribunals) (England) Order 2011. The motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 5.24pm.