House of Lords Journal

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 Exports—Government response to the 2nd Report of the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Defence Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, and International Development Committee on Strategic Export Controls. () (8441)

2 Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill, Draft—Draft Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill: Sound Banking: delivering reform. () (8453)

3 Justice and Security—Government response to the 4th Report of the Constitution Committee, Session 2010–12, on the Justice and Security Bill: Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction. () (8460)

4 Defence—Minute from the Ministry of Defence concerning the gifting of HMS Caroline to the National Museum of the Royal Navy. () (—)

Public Bodies Order

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

Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013.

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Child Support Act 1991.

2 Draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012, laid under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011.

3 Draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012, laid under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

4 Draft District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) Order 2012, laid under the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

5 Draft Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994.

6 Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society) (Modification of Functions) (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Legal Services Act 2007.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2567)

2 Jobseeker's Allowance (Members of the Forces) (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. (2569)

3 Agricultural Holdings (Units of Production) (England) Order 2012, laid under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. (2573)

4 Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2012, laid under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992. (2575)

5 Further Education Institutions (Exemption from Inspection) (England) Regulations 2012, laid under the Education and Inspections Act 2006. (2576)

6 Draft Modifications to the Standard Conditions of Electricity Supply Licences (No. 4 of 2012), laid under the Energy Act 2008. (—)

7 (1) Draft Swale (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (—)(2) Draft Cumbria (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (—)(3) Draft Derbyshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (—)(4) Draft Somerset (Electoral Changes) Order 2012. (—)laid under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Accounts for 2011–12 of the Insolvency Services, together with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Insolvency Act 1986.

2 Report and Accounts for 2011–12 of the General Osteopathic Council, laid under the Osteopaths Act 1993.

3 Statement for 2011–12 of the Nuclear Decommissioning Funding Account, together with the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General, laid under the Energy Act 2004.

4 Report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on Investigations into how people are recompensed for government mistakes, laid under the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.

5 Transfers to Disclosure and Barring Service Scheme 2012, laid under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

6 Government response to the 4th Annual Progress Report of the Committee on Climate Change, laid under the Climate Change Act 2008.