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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 October 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 Criminal Justice—Government response to the 8th Report of the House of Commons Justice Committee on the role of the Probation Service. () (8176)

2 Courts—Government response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons Justice Committee on the Operation of the Family Courts. () (8189)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2011, laid under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. (2451)

2 Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2452)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Iraq (United Nations Sanctions) (Amendment) Order 2011, laid under the United Nations Act 1946. (2437)

2 Belarus (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2011, laid under the Saint Helena Act 1833. (2440)

3 Report and Accounts for 2010–11 of the General Osteopathic Council, laid under the Osteopaths Act 1993.

4 Government response to the Third Report of the Committee on Climate Change on progress made in meeting carbon budgets, laid under the Climate Change Act 2008.

5 Forecast Evaluation Report from the Office for Budget Responsibility, laid under the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011.

6 Summarised Accounts for 2010–11 of the NHS (England), together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

7 Statement on the European Union Agreement concerning the establishment of a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the Euro area as a whole, laid under the European Union Act 2011.