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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.

Journal for 21 December 2011

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham.

1 Viscountcy of Melville in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Petition of Robert Henry Kirkpatrick Dundas claiming to have succeeded to the Viscountcy of Melville in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Viscount Melville 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

2 House of Lords: reform A question was asked by Lord Kakkar and answered by Lord Strathclyde.

3 Disabled people: access to school examination system A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Lord Hill of Oareford.

4 Universal credit A question was asked by Lord Touhig and answered by Lord Freud.

5 Taxation: inheritance tax A question was asked by Baroness Gardner of Parkes and answered by Lord Sassoon.

6 Bank of Ireland (UK) plc Bill The bill was read a third time and passed.

7 Procedure of the House The Chairman of Committees moved that Lord Filkin be appointed an alternate member of the Select Committee. The motion was agreed to.

8 Standing Orders (Public Business) Lord Strathclyde moved that the Standing Orders relating to public business be amended as follows:

Standing Order 37 (Balloted and time-limited debates)

Replace paragraph (1) with the following: "If a balloted debate or a time-limited debate is continuing at the end of the time allotted to it, the Clerk at the Table shall rise and thereupon the Lord Speaker shall either put the Question forthwith or ask the mover of the Motion whether or not he wishes to withdraw it. If the mover does not ask leave to withdraw, or if leave to withdraw is refused, the Lord Speaker shall put the Question forthwith."

In paragraph (2), leave out "a balloted debate or".

The motion was agreed to and the amendment was ordered to be published. (HL Paper 244)

9 European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Republic of Korea Framework Agreement) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

10 Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

11 City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

12 City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

13 City of Bristol (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

14 City of Bradford (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

15 City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

16 City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

17 City of Nottingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

18 City of Leeds (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

19 City of Birmingham (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

20 City of Liverpool (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

21 City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 Lord Strathclyde moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

22 European Union Membership (Economic Implications) Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time and passed. The bill was sent to the Commons.

23 Health and Social Care Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 345. Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 119)

The House adjourned at 2.27pm until Tuesday 10 January at 2.30pm.