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 31 January 2012

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Norwich.

Select Committee Report

1 Merits of Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

Merits report, 31 Jan (currently showing)
Draft laid, 19 Jan
JCSI report, 1 Feb
referred to GC, 13 Mar
19 Mar
GC, 19 Mar
approved, 26 Mar

51st Report, on the following instruments:
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012
Draft Modifications to the Standard Conditions of Electricity Supply Licences (No. 1 of 2012). (HL Paper 254)

Public Business

2 Rail: Great Western passenger franchise A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Earl Attlee.

3 Individual Savings Accounts: AIM shares A question was asked by Lord Northbrook and answered by Lord Sassoon.

4 Legal aid A question was asked by Lord Bach and answered by Lord McNally.

5 Companies: executive remuneration A question was asked by Lord Lea of Crondall and answered by Baroness Wilcox.

6 Welfare Reform Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendment 1 was agreed to (see division list). Amendments were agreed to. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.

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

8 Protection of Freedoms Bill The report was received. Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 34.

The House adjourned at 10.06pm until Wednesday 1 February at 3.00pm.