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 2012-13 Volume 245

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Journal for 10 July 2012

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chester.

Select Committee Reports

1 Secondary Legislation Scrutiny
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:

10 Jul (currently showing)

7th Report, on the following instruments:
Draft Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012
Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Draft Online Infringement of Copyright (Initial Obligations) (Sharing of Costs) Order 2012
Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012. (HL Paper 32)

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

Sport and exercise science and medicine: building on the Olympic legacy to improve the nation’s health. (1st Report, HL Paper 33)

Public Business

3 Diabetes A question was asked by Lord Sharkey and answered by Earl Howe.

4 Club and Institute Union: 150th anniversary A question was asked by Lord Bilston and answered by Baroness Hanham.

5 Prisons: mothers and infants A question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Baroness Northover.

6 Governor of the Bank of England A question was asked by Lord Davidson of Glen Clova and answered by Lord Sassoon.

7 Equality Act 2010 (Age Exceptions) Order 2012 Baroness Verma moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

8 Assets of Community Value (England) Regulations 2012 Baroness Hanham moved that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

9 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2012 Lord Sassoon moved that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to.

10 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 46. Amendments were considered. The House resumed.

11 Future of specialist disability employment Lord Freud repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

12 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 54. Amendments were agreed to. The House resumed.

13 Alcohol strategy: role of drinks industry A question was asked by Baroness Coussins and, after debate, answered by Lord Henley.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

14 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 101A. The House resumed after amendment 104ZA.

The House adjourned at 10.41pm until Wednesday 11 July at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Local Government Finance Bill The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 59. The Committee adjourned after amendment 71A.

The Committee adjourned at 7.22pm.