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 16 June 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

Select Committee Report

1 Committee of Selection
The 4th Report from the Committee was made and ordered to be printed. (HL Paper 164)

Public Business

2 Telephone hacking A question was asked by Lord Fowler and answered by Baroness Rawlings.

3 Armenia: genocide A question was asked by Baroness Flather and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

4 East Jerusalem A question was asked by Lord Hylton and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

5 NATO A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

6 Welfare Reform Bill A bill to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision about the functions of the registration service, child support maintenance and the use of jobcentres; to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 75)

7 Welfare Reform Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 75–EN)

8 Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill The bill was read a third time and passed.

9 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 240M. The House resumed.

10 European Union: economic governance (EUC Report) A question was asked by Lord Harrison and, after debate, answered by Lord Sassoon.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

11 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 241ZC. The House resumed.

12 Southern Cross Earl Howe repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.

13 Regulatory and banking reform Lord Sassoon repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

14 Armed Forces Bill A bill to continue the Armed Forces Act 2006; to amend that Act and other enactments relating to the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence Police; to amend the Visiting Forces Act 1952; to enable judge advocates to sit in civilian courts; to repeal the Naval Medical Compassionate Fund Act 1915; to make provision about the call out of reserve forces; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 76)

15 Armed Forces Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 76–EN)

16 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 244ZZA. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 77)

The House adjourned at 10.00pm until Monday 20 June at 2.30pm.