Session 2010-12 Volume 244
Journal for 14 March 2012
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle.
1 Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to the Lord Speaker for Friday 16 March.
Select Committee Report
2 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
43rd Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
Draft Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012
Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2012
Draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2012
Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012. (HL Paper 276)
Private Business
3 London Local Authorities Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to with amendments.
Public Business
4 Finance: credit rating agencies A question was asked by Lord Giddens and answered by Lord Sassoon.
5 Education: skills A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Baroness Wilcox.
6 Police: vehicles A question was asked by Lord Hoyle and answered by Lord Henley.
7 Armed forces: vehicles A question was asked by Lord Empey and answered by Lord Astor of Hever.
8 Business of the House Lord Strathclyde moved that the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Howell of Guildford set down for Friday 16 March shall be limited to 3½ hours and that the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Sassoon set down for Thursday 22 March shall be limited to 5 hours. The motion was agreed to.
9 Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2012 Baroness Anelay of St Johns, on behalf of Lord Henley, moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
10 Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Social Security and Revenue Information) Regulations 2012 Baroness Anelay of St Johns, on behalf of Lord Henley, moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
11 Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2012 Baroness Anelay of St Johns, on behalf of Lord Henley, moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
12 Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2012 Baroness Anelay of St Johns, on behalf of Lord Henley, moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.
13 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 119. Amendments 119, 132AA and 132AB were agreed to (see division lists 1, 3 and 4). Amendment 132A was disagreed to (see division list 2). Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned.
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
14 Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 132AC. Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 144.
The House adjourned at 10.50pm until Thursday 15 March at 11.00am.
Grand Committee Business
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.
Auditors (Economic Affairs Report) Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the Economic Affairs Committee on Auditors: Market concentration and their role (2nd Report, HL Paper 119). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The Committee adjourned at 6.30pm.