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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 8 November 2010

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Command Paper

The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Constitutional Reform—Government response to the 2nd Report of the House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill. () (7951)

Affirmative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House for approval by resolution:

(1) Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. (2) Draft Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010. laid under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Occupational, Personal and Stakeholder Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2010, laid under the Pension Schemes Act 1993. (2659)

2 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Amendment) Regulations 2010, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2694)

Paper not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following paper was laid before the House:

Accounts for 2009–10 of the National Insurance Fund Investment Account, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.