House of Lords Journal

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Wakefield.

Select Committee Report

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

9th Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments:
Draft Disabled People’s Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Draft Housing Act 1996 (Additional Preference for Armed Forces) (England) Regulations 2012
Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Draft Public Bodies (Water Supply and Water Quality Fees) Order 2012
Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2013. (HL Paper 56)

Private Business

2 Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 Lord Geddes, on behalf of the Chairman of the Joint Committee, reported that the Committee had adjourned until Wednesday 7 November, being the next date that the Committee can meet.

Public Business

3 Ingram National Park Visitor Centre A question was asked by Lord Walton of Detchant and answered by Baroness Northover.

4 Centre for Creativity, Regulation, Enterprise and Technology A question was asked by Lord Clement-Jones and answered by Lord Marland.

5 Allotments A question was asked by Baroness Sharples and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.

6 Railways: London Midland rail franchise A question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and answered by Earl Attlee.

7 Financial Services Bill Lord Sassoon moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:

Clauses 1 to 4
Schedule 1
Clause 5
Schedule 2
Clause 6
Schedule 3
Clauses 7 to 11
Schedule 4
Clauses 12 to 14
Schedule 5
Clauses 15 to 21
Schedule 6
Clauses 22 to 28
Schedule 7
Clauses 29 to 34
Schedule 8
Clauses 35 and 36
Schedule 9
Clause 37
Schedule 10

Clause 38
Schedule 11
Clauses 39 and 40
Schedule 12
Clause 41
Schedule 13
Clauses 42 and 43
Schedule 14
Clause 44
Schedule 15
Clause 45
Schedule 16
Clauses 46 to 97
Schedule 17
Clauses 98 to 103
Schedules 18 and 19
Clauses 104 to 108
Schedules 20 and 21
Clauses 109 to 112.

The motion was agreed to.

8 Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill Earl Howe moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 46 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed.

9 Local Government Finance Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Act

c 15

Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act

c 16

Local Government Finance Act

c 17

Mental Health (Approval Functions) Act

c 18

The House adjourned at 5.39pm until Thursday 1 November at 11.00am.