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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.

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Journal for 10 March 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester.

1 Lord Blencathra The Rt Hon. David John Maclean, having been created Baron Blencathra, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria, for life by Letters Patent dated 28 February 2011, was introduced between Lord Waddington and Lord Howard of Lympne, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (See Appendix)

Ahmad of Wimbledon, L., 17 Jan
Allan of Hallam, L., 26 Jul
Armstrong of Hill Top, B., 6 Jul
Bakewell, B., 25 Jan
Bannside, L., 5 Jul
Beecham, L., 27 Jul
Benjamin, B., 28 Jun
Berridge, B., 20 Jan
*Birmingham, Bp., 26 Oct
Black of Brentwood, L., 13 Jul
Blair of Boughton, L., 26 Jul
Boateng, L., 1 Jul
Boswell of Aynho, L., 19 Jul
Brinton, B., 10 Feb
Browne of Ladyton, L., 27 Jul
Browning, B., 13 Jul
Collins of Highbury, L., 24 Jan
Cormack, L., 21 Dec
Curry of Kirkharle, L., 24 Oct
Dannatt, L., 24 Jan
Davies of Stamford, L., 8 Jul
Deben, L., 21 Jun
*Derby, Bp. 15 Jun
Dobbs, L., 20 Dec
Donaghy, B., 1 Jul
Doocey, B., 22 Dec
Drake, B., 5 Jul
Durham, Bp., 12 Jan
Eaton, B., 22 Jul
Edmiston, L., 18 Jan
Empey, L., 19 Jan
Faulks, L., 28 Jul
Feldman of Elstree, L. 20 Dec
Fellowes of West Stafford, L., 13 Jan
Fink, L., 20 Jan
Flight, L., 17 Jan
Framlingham, L., 18 Jan
Gardiner of Kimble, L., 24 Jun
German, L., 29 Jun
Glasman, L., 8 Mar
Glendonbrook, L., 22 Mar
Gold, L., 3 Feb
Grade of Yarmouth, L., 27 Jan
Green of Hurstpierpoint, L., 22 Nov
*Guildford, Bp., 27 May
Hayter of Kentish Town, B., 22 Jun
Healy of Primrose Hill, B., 21 Jul
Hennessy of Nympsfield, L., 25 Nov
Heyhoe Flint, B., 25 Jan
Hill of Oareford, L., 27 May
Hollins, B., 15 Nov
Howard of Lympne, L., 20 Jul
Hughes of Stretford, B., 26 Jul
Hussain, L., 25 Jan
Hussein-Ece, B., 29 Jun
Hutton of Furness, L., 1 Jul
Jenkin of Kennington, B., 27 Jan
Jolly, B., 11 Jan
Kennedy of Southwark, L., 28 Jun
Kestenbaum, L., 26 Jan
King of Bow, B., 31 Jan
Knight of Weymouth, L. 23 Jun
Kramer, B., 10 Jan
Lexden, L., 10 Jan
Liddell of Coatdyke, B., 13 Jul
Liddle, L., 21 Jun
Lingfield, L., 20 Dec
Lister of Burtersett, B., 1 Feb
Loomba, L., 17 Jan
Lothian, M. (Kerr of Monteviot, L.), 22 Nov
Macdonald of River Glaven, L., 20 Jul
Magan of Castletown, L., 27 Jan
Maples, L., 24 Jun
Marks of Henley-on-Thames, L., 13 Jan
McAvoy, L., 22 Jun
McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L., 28 Jun
McFall of Alcluith, L., 6 Jul
Monks, L., 11 Oct
Morgan of Ely, B., 26 Jan
Newlove, B., 15 Jul
Noon, L., 31 Jan
Nye, B., 20 Jul
O’Donnell, L., 12 Jan
*Oxford, Bp., 25 Nov
Palmer of Childs Hill, L., 19 Jan
Parminter, B., 19 Jul
Popat, L., 12 Jul
Prescott, L., 8 Jul
Randerson, B., 31 Jan
Reid of Cardowan, L., 22 Jul
Ribeiro, L., 21 Dec
Risby, L., 11 Jan
Ritchie of Brompton, B., 29 Jun
Sassoon, L., 3 Jun
Shackleton of Belgravia, B., 22 Dec
Sharkey, L., 21 Dec
Sherlock, B., 5 Jul
Shipley, L., 15 Jul
Singh of Wimbledon, L., 24 Oct
Smith of Basildon, B., 8 Jul
Spicer, L., 12 Jul
*St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, Bp., 8 Mar
Stedman-Scott, B., 19 Jul
Stephen, L., 7 Feb
Stevenson of Balmacara, L., 15 Jul
Stirrup, L., 1 Feb
Stoneham of Droxford, L., 20 Jan
Storey, L., 3 Feb
Stowell of Beeston, B., 12 Jan
Strasburger, L., 12 Jan
Taylor of Goss Moor, L., 22 Jul
Touhig, L., 30 Jun
True, L., 11 Jan
Tyler of Enfield, B., 1 Feb
Wasserman, L., 13 Jan
Wei, L., 3 Jun
Wheatcroft, B., 10 Jan
Wheeler, B., 14 Jul
Wigley, L., 24 Jan
Williams of Baglan, L., 18 Oct
Willis of Knaresborough, L., 7 Jul
Wills, L., 12 Jul
*Winchester, Bp., 26 Mar
Wolfson of Aspley Guise, L., 6 Jul
Wood of Anfield, L., 18 Jan
Worthington, B., 2 Feb

Select Committee Reports

2 Ecclesiastical Committee
The 229th Report of the Ecclesiastical Committee on the following Measures:

Care of Cathedrals Measure
Mission and Pastoral Measure
Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure

was laid before the House under section 4 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919. The Report was ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 114)

3 Care of Cathedrals Measure
The Measure was laid before the House under section 4 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 115)

4 Mission and Pastoral Measure
The Measure was laid before the House under section 4 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 116)

5 Ecclesiastical Fees (Amendment) Measure
The Measure was laid before the House under section 4 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 117)

Public Business

6 Autism: Disability Living Allowance A question was asked by Baroness Browning and answered by Lord Freud.

7 Prostitution A question was asked by Baroness Stern and answered by Baroness Neville-Jones.

8 Anti-Semitism A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Baroness Hanham.

9 Bribery A question was asked by Lord Davies of Stamford and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

10 Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

11 Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

12 Guardian's Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

13 Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

14 Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

15 Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) (Amendment) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

16 Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Code of Recommended Practice be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

17 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill Lord Wallace of Tankerness moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 4
The Schedule
Clause 5.

The motion was agreed to.

18 Administration and Works The Chairman of Committees moved that the Report from the Select Committee on the use of electronic devices in the House (First Report, HL Paper 92) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

19 British overseas territories (Balloted debate) Baroness Hooper moved for papers relating to recent developments in the British overseas territories. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.

20 Zimbabwe (Balloted debate) Lord Avebury moved for papers relating to the situation in Zimbabwe. After debate, the motion was withdrawn.

21 Visas: points-based system A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and, after debate, answered by Earl Attlee.

The House adjourned at 6.09pm until Monday 14 March at 2.30pm.