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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 30 April 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 on the dates shown:

1 International Labour Conference—Presentation of the Convention and Recommendation adopted at the 100th Session of the International Labour Conference (2011) on decent work for domestic workers. (27 April) (8338)

2 Human Rights—Report for 2011 of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Human Rights and Democracy. (30 April) (8339)

3 Finance—Treasury Minutes on the Sixty-Eighth, the Seventieth, the Seventy-Second, and the Seventy-Fourth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts. (30 April) (8347)

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Further Education Institutions and 16 to 19 Academies (Specification and Disposal of Articles) Regulations 2012, laid under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

2 Draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Authority to Carry) Regulations 2012, laid under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.

3 Draft Community Right to Challenge (Fire and Rescue Authorities and Rejection of Expressions of Interest) (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the Localism Act 2011.

4 Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2012, laid under the Gambling Act 2005.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Milford Haven Port Authority (Constitution) Harbour Revision Order 2012, laid under the Harbours Act 1964. (1154)

2 Food Additives (England) (Amendment) and the Extraction Solvents in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the Food Safety Act 1990. (1155)

3 (1) Further Education Corporations (Publication of Proposals) (England) Regulations 2012. (1157)(2) Dissolution of Further Education Corporations and Sixth Form College Corporations (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2012. (1167)laid under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Accounts for 2010–11 of the Commissioners of HM Revenue and Customs in Account with the Government of the Isle of Man, laid under the Isle of Man Act 1979.

2 Security and Travel Bans Authority to Carry Scheme 2012, laid under the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.