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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 30 November 2012

All statutory instruments laid before the House are accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum presented by command of Her Majesty, unless otherwise indicated.

Instrument Withdrawn

The following instrument, laid before the House on 29 November, was withdrawn:

Draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013.

Command Papers

The following papers were presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Post-Legislative Scrutiny—(1) Post-Legislative Assessment of the Serious Crime Act 2007. () (8502)(2) Government response to the First Report of the House of Commons Justice Committee on Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000. () (8505)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

(1) Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. (2964) (2) Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (England) (Amendment) Order 2012. (2965)laid under the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following instrument was laid before the House:

Closure of Prisons (HM Prison Wellingborough) Order 2012, laid under the Prison Act 1952. (2990)