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 15 March 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Select Committee Reports

1 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The 25th Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 118)

2 Economic Affairs
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Auditors: Market concentration and their role. (2nd Report, HL Paper 119)

Public Business

3 Northern Ireland: Bill of Rights A question was asked by Lord Smith of Clifton and answered by Lord Shutt of Greetland.

4 House of Lords: life peerages A question was asked by Lord Grocott and answered by Lord Strathclyde.

5 Shipping: piracy A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

6 Police: expenditure cuts A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire.

7 Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

8 Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

9 Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

referred to GC, 15 Mar (currently showing)
Draft laid, 16 Feb
withdrawn, 1 Mar
draft laid, 1 Mar
JCSI report, 9 Mar
29 Mar
GC, 29 Mar
approved, 4 Apr

10 Patents County Court (Financial Limits) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

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

12 Licensing Act 2003 (Royal Wedding Licensing Hours) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

13 Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

14 Energy Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. Amendments were agreed to and a privilege amendment was agreed to. Then the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.

15 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The House resumed.

16 Pensions Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 57)

17 Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved to resolve that this House regrets that the Transfer of Functions (Dormant Accounts) Order 2010 (SI 2010/2967) makes a very limited amount of money available to the Big Society Bank in comparison to the cuts being made to voluntary organisations and youth services. After debate, the motion was disagreed to (see division list).

18 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill The bill was further considered in Committee beginning with amendment 5. The House resumed after amendment 10.

The House adjourned at 9.30pm until Wednesday 16 March at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Pensions Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 42. Amendments were agreed to. It was ordered that the bill be reported with amendments.

The Committee adjourned at 7.22pm.