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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.

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Journal for 28 June 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 Open Data—Open Data: Unleashing the Potential: Government proposals. () (8353)

2 Overseas Territories—The Overseas Territories Security, Success and Sustainability: Government proposals. () (8374)

3 Immigration—Agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Korea concerning the Readmission of Persons. () (8392)

4 Trade Marks—Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks. () (8395)

5 Nuclear Energy—Agreement between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Germany regarding the Establishment, Construction and Operation of Uranium Enrichment Installations using Gas Centrifuge Technology in the United States. () (8396)

6 Departmental Performance—(1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of HM Revenue and Customs. () (—)(2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Department for Communities and Local Government. () (—)(3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of UK Trade and Investment. () (—)

Affirmative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House for approval by resolution:

Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Local Authorities (Exemption from Political Restrictions) (Designation) Regulations 2012, laid under the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. (1644)

2 Electricity (Exemption from the Requirement for a Supply Licence) (MVV Environment Devonport Limited) (England and Wales) Order 2012, laid under the Electricity Act 1989. (1646)

3 National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Amendment Regulations 2012, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006. (1650)

4 Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2012, laid under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. (1652)

5 (1) Green Deal (Disclosure) Regulations 2012. (1660)(2) Green Deal (Acknowledgement) Regulations 2012. (1661)(3) Draft Green Deal Code of Practice. (—)laid under the Energy Act 2011.

6 Safety of Sports Grounds (Designation) (No. 2) Order 2012, laid under the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. (1666)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 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.

2 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Independent Housing Ombudsman Limited. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the English Institute of Sport Limited. (3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Children's Workforce Development Council. laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009.

3 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Homes and Communities Agency. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Office for Tenants and Social Landlords (OSTL). laid under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.

4 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Charity Commission, laid under the Charities Act 2011.

5 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Archives, laid under the Public Records Act 1958.

6 Report and Accounts for 2011 of the Church Commissioners for England, laid under the Church Commissioners Measure 1947.

7 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Land Registry. (2) Accounts for 2011–12 of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. (3) Accounts for 2011–12 of the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. (4) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Driving Standards Agency. (5) Accounts for 2011–12 of the Patent Office, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.

8 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Office of Fair Trading, laid under the Enterprise Act 2002.

9 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, laid under the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Order 2008.

10 Report for 2011–12 of HM Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service, laid under the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Act 2000.

11 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Infrastructure Planning Commission, laid under the Planning Act 2008.

12 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Health Professionals Adjudicator, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

13 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Health and Safety Executive, laid under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.

14 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Policing Improvement Agency, laid under the Police and Justice Act 2006.

15 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Training and Development Agency for Schools, laid under the Education Act 2005.

16 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the General Teaching Council for England, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998.

17 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Duchy of Cornwall, laid under the Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall (Accounts) Act 1838.

18 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Crown Prosecution Service, laid under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.

19 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Pensions Ombudsman and Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman, laid under the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

20 Report for 2012 of the Committee on Climate Change on Meeting Carbon Budgets, laid under the Climate Change Act 2008.

21 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. (3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. (4) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. (5) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. (6) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology NHS Foundation Trust. (7) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. (8) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. (9) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (10) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. (11) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (12) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. (13) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. (14) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases NHS Foundation Trust. (15) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. (16) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (17) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. (18) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. (19) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. (20) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. (21) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. (22) Report for 2011–12 of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence on its performance review of the nine health professional regulatory bodies. (23) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Health Service Litigation Authority. laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

22 (1) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the Yorkshire and the Humber Development Agency. (2) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the East of England Development Agency. (3) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the One North East. (4) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the East Midlands Development Agency. (5) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the North West Development Agency. (6) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the Advantage West Midlands. (7) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the South West of England Regional Development Agency. (8) Transfer Scheme (No. 3) relating to the South East England Development Agency. laid under the Public Bodies Act 2011.