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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 14 February 2011

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

Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 10 February, was withdrawn:

Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability for Work and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

Command Paper

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

Broadcasting—Agreement Between the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport and the British Broadcasting Corporation. () (8002)

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011, laid under the Legal Services Act 2007.

2 Draft Media Ownership (Radio and Cross-media) Order 2011, laid under the Communications Act 2003.

3 Draft Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011, laid under the Equality Act 2010.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Non-Domestic Rating and Business Rate Supplements (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988. (255)

2 (1) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Companies, Overseas Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. (309)(2) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (Limited Partnerships) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. (319)(3) Registrar of Companies (Fees) (European Economic Interest Grouping) (Amendment) Regulations 2011. (324)laid under the Companies Act 2006.

3 Local Authorities (Alteration of Requisite Calculations) (England) Regulations 2011, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1992. (313)

4 Code of practice on data sharing prepared by the Information Commissioner, laid under the Data Protection Act 1998. (—)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Treasury Minute directing the application of certain amounts as Appropriations in Aid of the Estimates for 2010–11, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000.

2 Fourth Report of the Health Service Ombudsman on ten investigations into NHS care of older people in England, laid under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.