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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 12 December 2012

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

Papers Withdrawn

The following papers, laid before the House on the dates shown, were withdrawn:

1 Report for 2012 of the Armed Forces Covenant. (6 December)

2 Draft Office of Fair Trading (Transfer of Consumer Advice Scheme and Modification of Enforcement Functions) Order 2013. (10 December)

Command Paper

The following paper was presented to the House by command of Her Majesty:

Northern Ireland—Report of the Patrick Finucane Review. () (—)

Public Bodies Order

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

Draft Public Bodies (The Office of Fair Trading Transfer of Consumer Advice Scheme and Modification of Enforcement Functions) Order 2013.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012, laid under the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981. (SR429)

2 Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, laid under the Immigration Act 1971. (—)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report for 2011–12 of the British Wool Marketing Board Agricultural Marketing Scheme, laid under the Agricultural Marketing Act 1958.

2 Report for 2012 of the Armed Forces Covenant, laid under the Armed Forces Act 2011.