Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 19 October 2011
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester.
Select Committee Report
1 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
29th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011
Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (No. 2) Order 2011
Draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Community Infrastructure Levy Functions) Order 2011
Draft London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (England) Regulations 2011
Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Value Added Tax Information) Regulations 2011
West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) (Amendment) Order 2011. (HL Paper 205)
Public Business
2 Health: obesity A question was asked by Lord McColl of Dulwich and answered by Earl Howe.
3 Public services: security of provision A question was asked by Lord Haskel and answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire.
4 Industrial tribunals: fees A question was asked by Lord Lea of Crondall and answered by Lord McNally.
5 Nursing: elderly and vulnerable patients A question was asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes and answered by Earl Howe.
6 Scrap Metal Dealers (Amendment) Bill [HL] Lord Faulkner of Worcester presented a bill to make provision about the registration and licensing of scrap metal dealers; and to amend the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 101)
7 Medicines Act 1968 (Pharmacy) Order 2011 Earl Howe moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 14 July be approved. The motion was agreed to.
8 Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets) Regulations 2011 Lord Marland moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 18 July be approved. The motion was agreed to.
9 Pensions Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 102)
10 Pensions Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the Commons Amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 102–EN)
11 Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after clause 20 was agreed to.
12 Northern Ireland: economy A question was asked by Lord Lexden and, after debate, answered by Lord Shutt of Greetland.
13 Armed Forces Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with a reason. The Commons reason was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 103)
The House adjourned at 9.25pm until Thursday 20 October at 11.00am.