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 5 December 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Select Committee Report

1 Procedure of the House
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed

Questions for Short Debate; Standing Order 37. (10th Report, HL Paper 231) (See Appendix)

Public Business

2 Poland A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire.

3 Palestine A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire.

4 Prisons: HM Young Offender Institution Feltham A question was asked by Lord Ramsbotham and answered by Lord McNally.

5 Aerospace A question was asked by Lord Soley and answered by Lord De Mauley.

6 Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 104–EN)

7 Welfare Reform Bill Lord Freud moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 30
Schedule 1
Clause 31
Schedule 2
Clauses 32 and 33
Schedule 3
Clause 34
Schedule 4
Clause 35
Schedule 5
Clause 36
Schedule 6
Clauses 37 to 48
Schedule 7
Clauses 49 to 69

Schedule 8
Clauses 70 to 89
Schedule 9
Clauses 90 and 91
Schedule 10
Clauses 92 to 100
Schedule 11
Clause 101
Schedule 12
Clauses 102 to 140
Schedule 13
Clause 141
Schedule 14
Clauses 142 to 145.

The motion was agreed to.

8 Remembrance Sunday (Closure of Shops) Bill [HL] The order of commitment was discharged.

9 Devolution (Time) Bill [HL] The order of commitment was discharged.

10 Health and Social Care Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 225. Amendment 236A was disagreed to (see division list). The House resumed.

11 Digital technologies A question was asked by Baroness Greenfield and, after debate, answered by Lord Hill of Oareford.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

12 Health and Social Care Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 236AB. The House resumed after amendment 239A.

The House adjourned at 9.59pm until Tuesday 6 December at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011 Earl Attlee moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Amendment) Order 2011. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 4.53pm.