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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 March 2012

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 Local Government—Government response to the 8th Report of the House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee on the National Planning Policy Framework. () (8322)

2 Law Commission—Report of the Law Commission on Consumer Redress for Misleading and Aggressive Practices. () (8323)

3 Welfare—Universal Credit: the impact on passported benefits: Report of the Review by the Social Security Advisory Committee, together with the Government response. () (8332)

4 Criminal Justice—(1) Punishment and Reform: Effective Probation Services: Government consultation document. () (8333)(2) Punishment and Reform: Effective Community Sentences: Government consultation document. () (8334)

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

2 Draft Police (Collaboration: Specified Function) Order 2012, laid under the Police Act 1996.

3 Draft Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 (1) National Health Service Trust Development Authority (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2012. (901)(2) National Health Service Trust Development Authority Regulations 2012. (922)laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

2 (1) Early Years Foundation Stage (Learning and Development Requirements) (Amendment) Order 2012. (937)(2) Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) Regulations 2012. (938)(3) Childcare (Early Years Register) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. (939)laid under the Childcare Act 2006.

3 Care Quality Commission (Registration) and (Additional Functions) and Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. (921)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Business Plan for 2012–15 of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, laid under the Energy Act 2004.

2 Interim Government response to the consultation on Company reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, laid under the Climate Change Act 2008.

3 Report and Accounts for 2009–10 of the Technology Strategy Board, laid under the Science and Technology Act 1965.

4 Scheme to Transfer the Property, Rights and Liabilities of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts 2012, laid under the Public Bodies Act 2011.

5 Strategic plan for 2012–15 of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, laid under the Equality Act 2006.

6 Statement by the Minister of State for Housing and Local Government concerning the Notification by the UK Statistics Authority in relation to statistics produced by the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority, laid under the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007.