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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 24 January 2012

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

Command Paper

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

Post-Legislative Scrutiny—Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006, the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006, the Northern Ireland Act 2006, and the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006. () (8258)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Education (School Teachers' Appraisal) (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the Education Act 2002. (115)

2 Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005 (England and Wales) (Appeals under Part 2) Order 2012, laid under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Requests and Orders) Order 2005. (138)

3 Employment Tribunals (Increase of Maximum Deposit) Order 2012, laid under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996. (149)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 (1) Report of the Boundary Commission for England on progress of the 2013 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in England. (2) Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland on progress of the 2013 Review of UK Parliamentary Constituencies in Scotland. (3) Report of the Boundary Commission for Wales on progress of the 2013 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales. (4) Report of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland on progress of the 2013 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Northern Ireland. laid under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

2 (1) Direction given by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Designation of Dounreay (Modification Direction No. 1). (2) Direction given by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Designation of Berkeley Nuclear Site (Modification Direction No. 1). (3) Direction given by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Designation of Oldbury Nuclear Site (Modification Direction No. 1). laid under the Energy Act 2004.