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.

Statutory Instruments (Standing Order 70)

The following negative instruments were laid before the House on 26 October:

1 Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Radioactivity in Sheep) (England) (Revocation) Order 2012, laid under the Food and Environmental Protection Act 1985. (2658)

2 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2012, laid under the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. (2681)

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 Railway Heritage Committee) Order 2013.

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012, laid under the European Communities Act 1972.

2 (1) Draft Civil Legal Aid (Merits Criteria) Regulations 2012. (2) Draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012. laid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments—the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care) Order 2012, laid under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. (2672)

2 (1) Civil Legal Aid (Immigration Interviews) (Exceptions) Regulations 2012. (2683)(2) Civil Legal Aid (Family Relationship) Regulations 2012. (2684)(3) Civil Legal Aid (Prescribed Types of Pollution of the Environment) Regulations 2012. (2687)laid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.

3 General Medical Council (Licence to Practise and Revalidation) Regulations Order of Council 2012, laid under the Medical Act 1983. (2685)

4 Plant Health (Forestry) (Amendment) Order 2012, laid under the Plant Health Act 1967. (2707)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Strategic Plan for 2013–16 of the General Pharmaceutical Council, laid under the Pharmacy Order 2010.

2 (1) Report and Accounts for 2011 of the General Medical Council. (2) Statistics for 2011 of the General Medical Council on Fitness to Practise. laid under the Medical Act 1983.

3 Report of the Health Service Ombudsman and the Local Government Ombudsman about the provision of aftercare under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983, laid under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.