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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 13 July 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

Select Committee Reports

1 Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

17th Report, on the following bills:
Armed Forces Bill
Welfare Reform Bill
Scotland Bill
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill – Government response. (HL Paper 182)

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

27th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:

Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Carrying on Regulated Activities by Way of Business) (Amendment) Order 2011
Draft Weights and Measures (Specified Quantities) (Unwrapped Bread and Intoxicating Liquor) Order 2011
Draft First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees Order 2011. (HL Paper 183)

3 Constitution
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Scotland Bill. (17th Report, HL Paper 184)

Public Business

4 European Union: Common Fisheries Policy A question was asked by Baroness Parminter and answered by Lord Henley.

5 Energy: fuel poverty A question was asked by Earl Cathcart and answered by Lord Marland.

6 Devolution: England A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

7 Immigration Advisory Service A question was asked by Baroness Hamwee and answered by Baroness Northover.

8 Phone hacking Lord Strathclyde repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

9 Mull of Kintyre Review Lord Astor of Hever repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

10 European Union Bill The Commons Amendments and Reasons were considered. Lords amendments 3 and 5 were not insisted on. Lords amendments 6 to 13 were not insisted on and amendment 13B in lieu was disagreed to (see division list 1). Commons amendments 14A and 14B to Lords amendment 14 were agreed to. Lords amendment 15 was not insisted on and amendment 15B in lieu was disagreed to (see division list 2).

11 Fixed-term Parliaments Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with certain Lords amendments agreed to without amendment and with the remaining Lords amendments disagreed to with reasons. The Commons reasons were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 85)

12 Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 229A. Amendments were agreed to. Amendment 235 was disagreed to (see division list 3). The report stage was adjourned after amendment 244.

The House adjourned at 11.21pm until Thursday 14 July at 11.00am.

Grand Committee Business

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Education Bill The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 83ZA. The Committee adjourned after amendment 88.

The Committee adjourned at 8.06pm.