Questions dealt with assisting refugees from Iraq; Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease; Loans to refugees and the allocation of funding for the Armed Forces and counterterrorism. Lord Avebury introduced a private members bill - the House of Lords (Amendment) Bill. Apart from a statement on Northen Rock , the rest of the day was taken up with the Report Stage (day 2) of the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Bill.

There were three divisions, all of which were unsuccessful attempts to amend the Bill

3.37pm - Amendment 30 - Content 121 Not-Content 162
4.36pm - Amendment 33A - Content 138 Not-Content 167
8.10pm - Amendment 108A - Content 93 Not-Content 165

The House adjourned at 10.19pm.

The first day of the Committee stage of the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill was taken in the Moses Room between 3.30pm and 7.33pm.