Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 15 June 2011
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chichester.
Select Committee Reports
1 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
23rd Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2011
Draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2011
Draft Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2011
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2011
Draft Communications Act 2003 (Maximum Penalty for Contravention of Information Requirements) Order 2011
Draft Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011
Draft Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Amendment) Order 2011
Draft Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2011
Draft International Renewable Energy Agency (Legal Capacities) Order 2011
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011
Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines in Adult Gaming Centres and Bingo Premises) Order 2011
Draft Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Land Registration (Network Access) (Amendment) Rules 2011
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modification of Functions) Order 2011
Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2011
Draft Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
Draft Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2011
Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2011. (HL Paper 162)
2 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
15th Report, on the following bills:
Education Bill
Localism Bill - Parts 1 to 3. (HL Paper 163)
Public Business
3 International Widows Day A question was asked by Lord Loomba and answered by Baroness Verma.
4 Northern Ireland: Bill of Rights A question was asked by Lord Smith of Clifton and answered by Lord Shutt of Greetland.
5 Cyprus A question was asked by Baroness Hussein-Ece and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.
6 Sudan A question was asked by Lord Chidgey and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.
7 Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
8 Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
9 Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
10 Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modifications of Functions) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
11 Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
12 Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
13 Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
14 Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2011 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
15 Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [HL] Lord Sassoon moved that the bill be now read a second time. The motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Special Public Bill Committee.
16 Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.
17 European Union Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 32. Amendments 33 and 35 were agreed to (see division lists 1 and 2). The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 74)
18 Barnett Formula A question was asked by Lord Barnett and, after debate, answered by Lord De Mauley.
The House adjourned at 9.09pm until Thursday 16 June at 11.00am.