House of Lords Journal

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.

Select Committee Reports

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

56th Report, on the following instrument:
Public Bodies Order: Draft Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012. (HL Paper 274)

2 European Union
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

The Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe. (27th Report, HL Paper 275)

Public Business

3 Health and Social Care Bill Standing Order 40(1) having been dispensed with, the report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 240. Amendment 243 was disagreed to (see division list 1). An amendment was agreed to. The report stage was adjourned.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

4 Royal Air Force: Fukushima accident A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Astor of Hever.

5 Crime: compensation A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Lord Henley.

6 Planning: ancient woodland A question was asked by Lord Redesdale and answered by Earl Attlee.

7 Syria A question was asked by Lord Chidgey and answered by Lord Howell of Guildford.

8 Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 23) (Investment Companies) Regulations 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

9 Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

10 Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

11 Postal Services Act 2011 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

12 Postal Services Act 2011 (Penalties) (Rules for Calculation of Turnover) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

13 Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

14 Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

15 Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

16 Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions) Regulations 2012 Baroness Wilcox moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

17 Health and Social Care Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 258A. Amendments were agreed to. Amendments 292, 292A and 300A were disagreed to (see division lists 2, 3 and 4). The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 132)

The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft statutory instruments.

The House adjourned at 6.23pm until Wednesday 14 March at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Information Committee Annual Report Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Annual Report for 2010–11 of the Information Committee (First Report, HL Paper 190). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Lord De Mauley, on behalf of Lord Freud, moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Lord De Mauley, on behalf of Lord Freud, moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. The motion was agreed to.

Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Lord De Mauley, on behalf of Lord Freud, moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012 Lord De Mauley, on behalf of Lord Freud, moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Automatic Enrolment (Offshore Employment) Order 2012. The motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 7.00pm.