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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 27 February 2012

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

Instruments Withdrawn

The following instruments, laid before the House on the dates shown, were withdrawn:

1 Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. (23 January)

2 Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. (23 January)

3 Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012. (8 February)

4 Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012. (8 February)

5 Draft Postal Services Act 2011 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2012. (9 February)

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty on the dates shown:

1 Health—Government response to the Thirteenth Report of the House of Commons Health Committee on Public Expenditure. (27 February) (8283)

2 Finance—Treasury Minutes on the Fifty-Second to the Fifty-Fifth and the Fifty-Seventh to the Sixty-First Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts. (27 February) (8305)

3 Contingent Liability—Minute from the Ministry of Defence concerning a contingent liability in respect of the sale of surplus defence spectrum. (21 February) (—)

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following instruments were laid before the House on the dates shown:

1 Negative Instruments

2 Misuse of Drugs (Designation) (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) (Revocation) Order 2012, laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. 38417 February

3 Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) (England, Wales and Scotland) (Revocation) Regulations 2012, laid under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. 38517 February

4 Personal Injuries (NHS Charges) (Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2012, laid under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003. 38720 February

5 National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006. 41721 February

6 Street Works (Charges for Occupation of the Highway) (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. 42521 February

7 Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Higher Education Act 2004. 43322 February

8 Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012, laid under the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994. 44323 February

9 School Governance (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Education Act 2002. 42124 February

10 Local Authority (Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases) Regulations 2012, laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1992. 46024 February

11 Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Employment Tribunals Act 1996. 46824 February

12 Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

13 Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Social Security (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1977. 35922 February

14 Sudan and South Sudan (Restrictive Measures) (Overseas Territories) Order 2012, laid under the Saint Helena Act 1833. 36122 February

Public Bodies Order

The following order was laid before the House under section 11 of the Public Bodies Act 2011:

Draft Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012 .

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) Act 1979.

2 Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008.

3 Draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Social Security and Revenue Information) Regulations 2012, laid under the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.

4 (1) Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012. (2) Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012. laid under the Industrial Training Act 1982.

5 Draft Postal Services Act 2011 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2012, laid under the Postal Services Act 2011.

6 Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions) Regulations 2012, laid under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Insolvency (Amendment) Rules 2012, laid under the Insolvency Act 1986. (469)

2 (1) National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) Amendment Regulations 2012. (470)(2) Special Health Authorities (Establishment and Constitution Orders) Amendment Order 2012. (476)laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

3 Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2012, laid under the Civil Procedure Act 1997. (505)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 (1) Naval and Marine Pensions (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2012. (2) Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Maltese Naval Locally Engaged Ratings' Service Pensions Increase) Order 2012. (3) Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions (Hong Kong Locally Engaged Ratings' Service Pensions Increase) Order 2012. laid under the Naval and Marine Pay and Pensions Act 1865.

2 Air Force (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917.

3 Army Pensions (Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975 and Attributable Benefits Scheme) (Amendment) Warrant 2012, laid under the Pensions and Yeomanry Pay Act 1884.

4 Minute from the Ministry of Defence concerning the making of a call-out Order to authorise the call-out of Members of the Reserve Forces, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996.

5 Report of the Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency on an investigation into border security checks, laid under the UK Borders Act 2007.

6 Accounts for 2009–10 of the National Loans Fund, together with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Harbours Act 1964.