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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.

Journal for 26 November 2012

Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Liverpool.

Select Committee Reports

1 Privileges and Conduct
The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed:

The Conduct of Baroness Cumberlege (2nd Report, HL Paper 71) (See Appendix 1)
The Conduct of Baroness Warsi (3rd Report, HL Paper 72) (See Appendix 2)
The Conduct of Lord Willoughby de Broke (4th Report, HL Paper 73) (See Appendix 3)
The Conduct of Lord Blencathra (5th Report, HL Paper 74) (See Appendix 4)
The Conduct of Lord Elder (6th Report, HL Paper 75) (See Appendix 5)
The Conduct of Lord Fink (7th Report, HL Paper 76) (See Appendix 6).

Public Business

2 Health: ATOS A question was asked by Lord McAvoy and answered by Lord Freud.

3 Education: vocational education A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and answered by Lord Hill of Oareford.

4 Apprenticeships A question was asked by Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill and answered by Baroness Garden of Frognal.

5 European Union: United Kingdom A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Baroness Warsi.

6 European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] Baroness Warsi, on behalf of Lord McNally, presented a bill to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union; and to make provision approving for the purposes of section 7(3) of that Act a draft decision under Article 17(5) of the Treaty on European Union about the number of members of the European Commission. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 57)

7 European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 57–EN)

8 Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Baroness Stowell of Beeston moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 October be approved. The motion was agreed to.

9 Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill The order of commitment was discharged.

10 Financial Services Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 79B. Amendments were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned.

11 Bank of England Lord Sassoon repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

The House adjourned. The House resumed.

12 European Council Lord Strathclyde repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.

13 Financial Services Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 90. Amendments were agreed to. Amendment 101A was disagreed to (see division list). The report stage was adjourned after amendment 107A.

14 Disabled People's Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012

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

The House adjourned at 7.21pm until Tuesday 27 November at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee Business

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

Disabled People's Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Baroness Stowell of Beeston moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Disabled People's Right to Control (Pilot Scheme) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 Lord Taylor of Holbeach moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012. After debate, the motion was agreed to.

Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 8423) Baroness Smith of Basildon moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 8423). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

European Union Committee Report Lord Boswell of Aynho moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the European Union Committee on its work in 2010–12 (1st Report, HL Paper 13). After debate, the motion was agreed to.

The Committee adjourned at 8.02pm.