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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 February 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 Intelligence and Security—Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee on Access to communications data by the intelligence and security Agencies. () (8514)

2 Pensions—Government response to the 3rd Report of the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee on Universal Credit implementation: meeting the needs of vulnerable claimants. () (8537)

3 Children—Children and Families Bill 2013: Contextual Information and Responses to Pre-Legislative Scrutiny. () (8540)

4 Air Services—Agreement between the United Kingdom and Ukraine Concerning Air Services. () (8546)

5 Taxation—(1) Convention between the United Kingdom and Barbados for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital. () (8548)(2) Protocol Amending the Convention between the United Kingdom and Belgium for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Gains. () (8549)

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Building Regulations &c. (Amendment) Regulations 2013, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (181)

2 Olympic Lottery Distributor (Dissolution) Order 2013, laid under the Horserace Betting and Olympic Lottery Act 2004. (207)