Session 2012-13 Volume 245
Journal for 24 October 2012
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leicester.
Select Committee Report
1 Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
8th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Draft Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012
Draft District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 2012
Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) (Amendment) Order 2012
Draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012
Draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013. (HL Paper 53)
Private Business
2 Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 Lord Geddes, on behalf of the Chairman of the Joint Committee, reported that Lord Faulkner of Worcester was not present on Wednesday 24 October and that the Committee continued sitting in his absence, all parties having given their consent. He also reported that the Committee had adjourned until Wednesday 31 October being the next date that the Committee can meet.
Public Business
3 Isles of Scilly: helicopter services A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Earl Attlee.
4 European Union: United Kingdom net contributions A question was asked by Lord Vinson and answered by Lord Sassoon.
5 Schools: pupil premium A question was asked by Baroness Massey of Darwen and answered by Lord Hill of Oareford.
6 Unemployment: young people A question was asked by Lord Bates and answered by Lord Freud.
7 Civil Aviation Bill Earl Attlee moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 13
Schedule 1
Clauses 14 to 30
Schedule 2
Clauses 31 to 47
Schedule 3
Clauses 48 and 49
Schedule 4
Clauses 50 to 55
Schedule 5
Clauses 56 to 59
Schedule 6
Clauses 60 to 72
Schedule 7
Clauses 73 to 76
Schedules 8, 9 and 10
Clauses 77 and 78
Schedule 11
Clauses 79 to 82
Schedule 12
Clauses 83 to 90
Schedule 13
Clauses 91 to 99
Schedule 14
Clauses 100 to 112.
The motion was agreed to.
8 Financial Services Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 190AA. 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 48)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
9 Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012
The Grand Committee reported that it had considered the draft Regulations.
10 Piracy A question was asked by Lord Luce and, after debate, answered by Baroness Warsi.
The House adjourned at 8.13pm until Thursday 25 October at 11.00am.
Grand Committee Business
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.
Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012 Lord De Mauley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
Defence Capabilities (EUC Report) Lord Teverson moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on European Defence Capabilities: lessons from the past, signposts for the future (31st Report, Session 2010–12, HL Paper 292). After debate, the motion was agreed to.
The Committee adjourned at 6.36pm.