Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 22 June 2011
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Exeter.
1 Viscountcy and Barony of Hailsham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Chancellor reported that Douglas Martin Hogg had established his succession to the Viscountcy and Barony of Hailsham. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter Viscount Hailsham on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).
Select Committee Report
2 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
24th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011
Draft Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011
Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011
Draft Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2011. (HL Paper 167)
Public Business
3 House of Lords: reform Standing Order 40(1) having been dispensed with, the debate on the motion that this House takes note of the Government’s proposals for reform of the House of Lords set out in Cm 8077, adjourned on 21 June, was resumed and after further debate was again adjourned.
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
4 Pakistan: religious minorities A question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.
5 Turkey: European Union membership A question was asked by Lord Sharkey and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.
6 Hallmarking A question was asked by Lord Trefgarne and answered by Baroness Wilcox.
7 Care services: older people A question was asked by Baroness Neuberger and answered by Earl Howe.
8 Social Care Portability Bill [HL] Baroness Campbell of Surbiton presented a bill to provide for the portability of care packages to promote independent living for disabled persons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 78)
9 Scotland Bill A bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers, and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 79)
10 Scotland Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 79–EN)
11 House of Lords: reform The adjourned debate on the motion that this House takes note of the Government’s proposals for reform of the House of Lords set out in Cm 8077 was resumed. After further debate, the motion was agreed to.
The House adjourned at 8.01pm until Thursday 23 June at 11.00am.
Grand Committee Business
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.
Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in Relation to EU Justice and Home Affairs Matters Baroness Browning moved that the Grand Committee do consider the Report to Parliament on the Application of Protocols 19 and 21 to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union in Relation to EU Justice and Home Affairs Matters (Cm 8000). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The European Union's Afghan police mission (EUC Report) Lord Teverson moved that the Grand Committee do consider the Report of the European Union Committee on The EU’s Afghan Police Mission (8th Report, HL Paper 87). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The Committee adjourned at 6.26pm.