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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 12 December 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 Welfare—Bereavement Benefit for the 21st Century: Government consultation document. () (8221)

2 Information Management—Government response to the Ninth Report of the House of Commons Justice Committee on referral fees and the theft of personal data. () (8240)

3 Energy—Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). () (8242)

4 Wrecks—International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, adopted in Nairobi on 18 May 2007. () (8243)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Social Security (Electronic Communications) (No. 2) Order 2011, laid under the Electronic Communications Act 2000. (2943)

2 Parole Board Rules 2011, laid under the Criminal Justice Act 2003. (2947)

3 Health Service Branded Medicines (Control of Prices and Supply of Information) Amendment Regulations 2011, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006. (2955)