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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 12 July 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 Disability—The Future of the Independent Living Fund: Government consultation document. () (8366)

2 Finance—Whole of Government Accounts Unaudited Summary Report for 2010–11. () (8383)

3 Intelligence and Security—Report for 2011–12 of the Intelligence and Security Committee. () (8403)

4 Environment—European Landscape Convention. () (8413)

5 Human Rights—Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings. () (8414)

6 European Union—Review of the Balance of Competences between the United Kingdom and the European Union. () (8415)

7 Channel Tunnel—Agreement between the United Kingdom and France on the implementation of the Cyclamen device in the French Terminal of the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles. () (8417)

8 Departmental Performance—(1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the UK Border Agency. () (—)(2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Home Office. () (—)(3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Department for Work and Pensions. () (—)

Affirmative Instrument

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

Draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Criminal Procedure Rules 2012, laid under the Courts Act 2003. (1726)

2 Armed Forces (Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme and Further and Higher Education Commitment Scheme) Order 2012, laid under the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004. (1796)

3 Costs in Criminal Cases (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. (1804)

4 Costs in the Court Martial Appeal Court Regulations 2012, laid under the Court Martial Appeals Act 1968. (1805)

5 (1) Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. (1811)(2) Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations 2012. (1817)laid under the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

6 Employers' Duties (Implementation) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Pensions Act 2008. (1813)

7 Social Fund Maternity Grant Amendment Regulations 2012, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (1814)

8 Product Safety (Revocation) Regulations 2012, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (1815)

9 Indication of Prices (Beds) (Revocation) Order 2012, laid under the Prices Act 1974. (1816)

10 Further Education Loans Regulations 2012, laid under the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998. (1818)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Sir John Soane's Museum, laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2003.

2 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the English Sports Council grant-in-aid and National Lottery Distribution Fund, laid under the National Lottery etc. Act 1993.

3 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Olympic Delivery Authority, laid under the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006.

4 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Imperial War Museum. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Portrait Gallery. (3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Victoria and Albert Museum. (4) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of The Wallace Collection. (5) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the British Museum. (6) Accounts for 2011–12 of the Board of Trustees of the Tate Gallery. laid under the Museums and Galleries Act 1992.

5 Accounts for 2011–12 of the Oil and Pipelines Agency, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Oil and Pipelines Act 1985.

6 (1) Accounts for 2010–11 of the Research Councils' Pension Scheme, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Economic and Social Research Council. laid under the Science and Technology Act 1965.

7 Accounts for 2011–12 of Funds in Court in England and Wales, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Administration of Justice Act 1982.

8 Accounts for 2011–12 of the Social Fund, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

9 Accounts for 2011–12 of the Civil Service Commission, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.

10 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, laid under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

11 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Care Quality Commission, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

12 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Monitor: the Independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts. (2) Consolidated Accounts for 2011–12 of the NHS Foundation Trusts. (3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Patient Safety Agency. laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

13 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, laid under the Atomic Energy Act 1954.

14 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), laid under the National Lottery Act 1998.

15 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Companies House. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of FCO Services. laid under the Government Trading Funds Act 1973.

16 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills. (2) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Great Britain China Centre. (3) Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited. (4) Report and Accounts for the period 1 April to 30 September 2011 of the School Food Trust. laid under the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Non-profit-making Companies) Order 2009.

17 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Electoral Commission, laid under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

18 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of Thurrock Thames Gateway Development Corporation, laid under the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980.

19 Report of the Office for Budget Responsibility on Fiscal Sustainability, laid under the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011.

20 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, laid under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.

21 Accounts for 2011–12 of the Greenwich Hospital and Travers Foundation, laid under the Greenwich Hospital Act 1865.

22 Report for 2011–12 on the Social Fund, laid under the Social Security Administration Act 1992.

23 Amendment List 30 to the Queen’s Regulations for the Royal Air Force (5th Edition), laid under the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917.

24 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, laid under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

25 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office and the Debt Management Account, laid under the National Loans Act 1968.