House of Lords Journal

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 European Union—Third Report for the period 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2012 on the Application of Protocols 19 and 21 to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in relation to EU Justice and Home Affairs matters. () (8541)

2 Local Audit Bill, Draft—Government response to the Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Report by the House of Commons Draft Local Audit Bill Committee. () (8566)

3 Justice—Government response to the 6th Report of the House of Commons Justice Committee on Interpreting and translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract. () (8600)

Public Bodies Order

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

Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel) Order 2013.

Affirmative Instruments

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

1 Draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013, laid under the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009.

2 Draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2013, laid under the Extradition Act 2003.

3 Draft Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013, laid under the Representation of the People Act 1983.

Negative Instruments

The following instruments were laid before the House:

1 Railways and Other Guided Transport Systems (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013, laid under the European Communities Act 1972. (950)

2 Electricity (Extension of Transitional Period for Property Schemes) Order 2013, laid under the Electricity Act 1989. (968)

3 Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013, laid under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999. (971)

Papers not subject to Parliamentary Proceedings

The following papers were laid before the House:

1 Report for the year ending 30 September 2012 of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom, laid under the International Development Act 2002.

2 First Report on the Implementation and Operation of Part 3 (Financial Provisions) of the Scotland Act 2012, laid under the Scotland Act 2012.

4 Seventh and Eighth Reports of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, for the periods 18 September 2009 to 17 September 2010 and 18 September 2010 to 31 March 2011 respectively, on the work of the Independent Monitoring Commission, laid under the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Act 2003.