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 11 May 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.

Select Committee Report

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

21st Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Export Control (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2011
Draft Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2011
Draft Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011. (HL Paper 146)

Public Business

2 European Union: electronic communications framework A question was asked by Baroness Wilkins and answered by Baroness Rawlings.

3 General Social Care Council A question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and answered by Baroness Northover.

4 Disabled people: disability living allowance A question was asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho and answered by Lord Freud.

5 Electoral system: Alternative Vote referendum A question was asked by Lord McAvoy and answered by Lord McNally.

6 Hereditary Peers' By-election The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that the Earl of Lytton had been elected in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 10 (Hereditary peers: by-elections) to fill the vacancy created by the death of Lord Monson among the peers excepted from section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999.

7 Water Industry (Schemes for Adoption of Private Sewers) Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

8 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendment 1 was agreed to (see division list 1). The House resumed.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

9 The Big Society A question was asked by Lord Greaves and, after debate, answered by Baroness Warsi.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

10 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 9. Amendments were agreed to. The debate on amendment 13 was adjourned. The House resumed.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

11 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 13. The House resumed after amendment 13.

The House adjourned at 9.49pm until Thursday 12 May at 11.00am.