House of Lords Journal

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 Finance—(1) Post-legislative Scrutiny of the Child Benefit Act 2005. () (8132)(2) Post-legislative Assessment of the Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Act 2006. () (8142)

2 Human Rights—Government response to the 8th Report of the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on Forced Marriage. () (8151)

3 Welfare—Housing Benefit Reform–Supported Housing: Government consultation document. () (8152)

Legislative Reform Order

The following order was laid before the House under section 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 together with an explanatory document recommending the super-affirmative resolution procedure:

Draft Legislative Reform (Industrial and Provident Societies and Credit Unions) Order 2011.

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Pupil Information by Welsh Ministers) Regulations 2011, laid under the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

2 Draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Second Agreement amending the Cotonou Agreement) Order 2011, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Church of England Pensions (Sodor and Man) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the Clergy Pensions (Amendment) Measure 1972. (1717)

2 Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) (No. 2) Regulations 2011, laid under the Charities Act 1993. (1727)

3 Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (1736)

4 Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2011, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990. (1738)

5 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971.

National Policy Statements

The following designated National Policy Statements were laid before the House under section 5(9) of the Planning Act 2008:

1 Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN–1)

2 National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN–2)

3 National Policy Statement for Renewable Energy Infrastructure (EN–3)

4 National Policy Statement for Gas Supply Infrastructure and Gas and Oil Pipelines (EN–4)

5 National Policy Statement for Electricity Networks Infrastructure (EN–5)

6 National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation, volumes I and II (EN–6)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 (1) Accounts for 2010–11 of the Sports Council for Wales Lottery Distribution, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. (2) Accounts for 2009–10 of the Sports Council for Northern Ireland Lottery Distribution, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

2 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Royal Air Force Museum, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003.

3 Report and Accounts for 2010–11 of Northwest Business Link, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009.

4 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Pooling of Non-Domestic Rates and Redistribution to Local Authorities in England, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1988.

5 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Chelsea Hospital Act 1876.

6 Accounts for 2010–11 of the National Loans Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Loans Act 1968.

7 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.

8 Report for 2010–11 of the Appointed Person for England and Wales and Northern Ireland concerning the exercise of powers under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, laid under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.

9 Report and Accounts for 2010–11 of the Exchange Equalisation Account, laid under the Exchange Equalisation Account Act 1979.

10 Report and Accounts for 2010–11 of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), laid under the National Lottery Act 1998.

11 Eleventh Programme of Law Reform from the Law Commission, laid under the Law Commissions Act 1965.

12 Report of the Social Security Advisory Committee on the Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2011, together with the Government response to that Report, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.