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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 8 November 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 Finance—Treasury Minutes on the Eighty-Second Report, Session 2010–12, and on the First to the Fourth and the Sixth to the Tenth Reports from the Committee of Public Accounts. () (8467)

2 Defence—Future Reserves 2020: Delivering the Nation’s Security Together: Government consultation document. () (8475)

3 Children—Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children. () (8477)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Feed-in Tariffs Order 2012, laid under the Energy Act 2008. (2782)

2 Child Support (Meaning of Child and New Calculation Rules) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Child Support Act 1991. (2785)

3 Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (2786)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the review of complaint handling by the NHS in England 2011–12, laid under the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.

2 Report for the period 1 November 2011 to 31 October 2012 of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, and Independent Monitor for Entry Clearance Refusals without the right of appeal, laid under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

3 (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. (2) 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.