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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 17 January 2013

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 Health—Government response to the independent review of sickness absence. () (8476)

2 Standards in Public Life—14th Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life on best practice in promoting good behaviour in public life. () (8519)

Negative Instrument

The following instrument was laid before the House:

Social Security (Information-sharing in relation to Welfare Services etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, laid under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. (41)