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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 5 December 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 Energy—Gas Generation Strategy: Government strategy document. () (8407)

2 Finance—Autumn Statement 2012. () (8480)

3 Budget Responsibility—Report of the Office for Budget Responsibility on the Economic and fiscal outlook. () (8481)

4 Pay Review Bodies—(1) Twenty-First Report of the School Teachers' Review Body. () (8487)(2) Report of the Prison Service Pay Review Body on Local Pay in England and Wales 2012. () (8488)(3) Review of the NHS Pay Review Body on Market-Facing Pay: How Agenda for Change pay can be made more appropriate to local labour markets. () (8501)(4) Eightieth Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries on Locality Pay for NHS Very Senior Managers 2012. () (8507)

5 Children—Accounts for 2011–12 of the Client Funds Account of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission Statutory Maintenance Schemes. () (—)

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft National Health Service (Clinical Commissioning Groups—Disapplication of Responsibility) Regulations 2012, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

2 Draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc. (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013, laid under the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Firefighters' Pension Scheme (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2012, laid under the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004. (2988)

2 National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, laid under the Mental Health Act 1983. (2996)

3 Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (3005)

4 Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2012, laid under the Police Act 1997. (3016)

5 Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. (3019)

6 Aircraft Operators (Accounts and Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. (3020)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Reserve Forces (Full Time Reserve Service Pension Scheme 1997) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, laid under the Reserve Forces Act 1996.

2 Report for 2013–14 of the Royal Trustees on the Sovereign Grant, laid under the Sovereign Grant Act 2011.

3 Statement by the Secretary of State for Health concerning the National Health Service Commissioning Board and Clinical Commissioning Groups (Responsibilities and Standing Rules) Regulations 2012, laid under the National Health Service Act 2006.

4 Report and Accounts for the period 1 April–31 July 2012 of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission, laid under the Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012.