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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 7 December 2011

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

Affirmative Instrument

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

Draft Special Educational Needs (Direct Payments) (Pilot Scheme) Order 2011, laid under the Education Act 1996.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

(1) Statute made by the College of the Lady Margaret, Oxford on 23 September. (—) (2) Statute made by Keble College, Oxford on 25 May. (—) (3) Statute made by Jesus College, Oxford on 4 May. (—)laid under the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge Act 1923.

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report for 2010–11 of the Care Quality Commission on the operation of the Mental Health Act 1983, laid under the Mental Health Act 1983.

2 Notification by the UK Statistics Authority in relation to official statistics produced by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority, laid under the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

3 (1) Corporate Strategy for 2010–13 of the General Medical Council. (2) Statistics for 2007 of the General Medical Council on Fitness to Practise. (3) Statistics for 2008 of the General Medical Council on Fitness to Practise. (4) Statistics for 2009 of the General Medical Council on Fitness to Practise. (5) Statistics for 2010 of the General Medical Council on Fitness to Practise. (6) Report and Accounts for 2007 of the General Medical Council. (7) Report and Accounts for 2008 of the General Medical Council. (8) Report and Accounts for 2009 of the General Medical Council. laid under the Medical Act 1983.