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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.

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Journal for 27 June 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham.

1 Lord Rodger of Earlsferry The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Rodger of Earlsferry, a member of the House, had died on 26 June 2011.

2 Dukedom of Grafton in the Peerage of England The Petition of Henry Oliver Charles Fitzroy claiming to have succeeded to the Dukedom of Grafton in the Peerage of England and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Duke of Grafton on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5) was presented and referred to the Lord Chancellor for a report to the House pursuant to Standing Order 11.

3 Earldom of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Petition of Rupert Charles William Bullard Onslow commonly called Viscount Cranley claiming to have succeeded to the Earldom of Onslow in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Earl of Onslow on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5) was presented and referred to the Lord Chancellor for a report to the House pursuant to Standing Order 11.

Public Business

4 Disabled people: disability hate crime A question was asked by Lord Rix and answered by Baroness Browning.

5 Armed forces: resources A question was asked by Lord Empey and answered by Lord Astor of Hever.

6 National Health Service: clinical excellence awards A question was asked by Lord Walton of Detchant and answered by Earl Howe.

7 Schools: well-being education A question was asked by Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames and answered by Lord Hill of Oareford.

8 Privacy and injunctions Lord Strathclyde moved that it is expedient that a joint committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider privacy and injunctions, including:

(1) how the statutory and common law on privacy and the use of anonymity injunctions and super-injunctions has operated in practice;

(2) how best to strike the balance between privacy and freedom of expression, in particular how best to determine whether there is a public interest in material concerning people’s private and family life;

(3) issues relating to the enforcement of anonymity injunctions and super-injunctions, including the internet, cross-border jurisdiction within the United Kingdom, parliamentary privilege and the rule of law; and

(4) issues relating to media regulation in this context, including the role of the Press Complaints Commission and the Office of Communications (OFCOM);

and that the committee should report by 29 February 2012.

After debate, the motion was agreed to.

9 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill Baroness Browning moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clause 1
Schedule 1
Clauses 2 and 3
Schedule 2
Clause 4
Schedule 3
Clause 5
Schedule 4
Clauses 6 to 27
Schedule 5
Clauses 28 and 29
Schedule 6
Clauses 30 to 32
Schedule 7
Clauses 33 to 40
Schedule 8
Clauses 41 to 58
Schedule 9

Clauses 59 to 77
Schedule 10
Clauses 78 to 90
Schedule 11
Clause 91
Schedule 12
Clause 92
Schedule 13
Clauses 93 to 97
Schedule 14
Clauses 98 to 100
Schedule 15
Clause 101
Schedule 16
Clauses 102 to 153
Schedule 17
Clauses 154 to 160.

The motion was agreed to.

10 Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees moved that the Report from the Select Committee on Members Leaving the House (5th Report, HL Paper 151) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

11 European Council Lord Strathclyde repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

12 Defence: reform Lord Astor of Hever repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

13 House of Lords: working practices Lord Strathclyde moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Leader's Group on Working Practices (HL Paper 136). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

14 Charities Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills with amendments and re-committed to a Committee of the Whole House. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 80)

15 Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011
Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011
Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011
Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modifications of Functions) Order 2011
Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011
Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011
Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011
Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2011

The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft statutory instruments.

The House adjourned at 10.00pm until Tuesday 28 June at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011 Lord Sassoon moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Regulations 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011 Lord McNally moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories) Order 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011 Lord McNally moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modifications of Functions) Order 2011 Lord McNally moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modifications of Functions) Order 2011. The motion was agreed to.

Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011 Lord McNally moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011 Earl Attlee moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Equality Act 2010 (Work on Ships and Hovercraft) Regulations 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 Lord Freud moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Pensions Act 2007 (Abolition of Contracting-out for Defined Contribution Pension Schemes) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2011 Lord Freud moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2011. The motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 6.33pm.