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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 13 January 2011

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

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

1 Children—Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance: Government consultation document. () (7990)

2 Parliament—Post-Legislative Assessment of the Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007. () (7998)

Affirmative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:

Draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2011, laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Paper not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following paper was laid before the House:

Report and Accounts for 2009–10 of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, laid under the Science and Technology Act 1965.