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Minutes for 7 January 2021

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The House met at 12 noon. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester. (at 12:00)
Item number 1
Lord Wolfson of Tredegar David Wolfson, QC, having been created Baron Wolfson of Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Gwent, for life by Letters Patent dated 30 December 2020, was introduced between Lord Faulks and Lord Greenhalgh, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 12:07)
Item number 2
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: Government Response. (33rd Report, HL Paper 209)
Item number 3
Child welfare A question was asked by Baroness D'Souza and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 12:12)
Item number 4
Leaseholders: properties with cladding A question was asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 12:23)
Item number 5
Gambling A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 12:35)
Item number 6
COVID-19: restrictions A question was asked by Lord Robathan and answered by Lord Bethell. (at 12:46)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 12:57)
Item number 7
Hong Kong: National Security Law A private notice question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 13:02)
Item number 8
Business of the House Lord Ashton of Hyde, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park), moved that Standing Order 72 (Affirmative Instruments) be dispensed with to allow the motions to approve the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020, laid before the House on 11 December 2020,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 13:18)
Item number 9
Business of the House Lord Ashton of Hyde, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park), moved that the debate on the motion in the name of Lord True set down for Friday 8 January shall be limited to 5 hours and not 3 hours. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:19)
Item number 10
COVID-19 The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) answered questions on a Ministerial statement on COVID-19, made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 January. (at 13:19)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:08)
Item number 11
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation and Linked Households) (England) Regulations 2020 Lord Bethell moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 11 December 2020 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:30)
Item number 12
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Lord Bethell moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 14 December 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:53)
Item number 13
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 Lord Bethell moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 30 December 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:53)
Item number 14
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Lord Bethell moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 5 January 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:53)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 16:54)
Item number 15
COVID-19: educational settings Baroness Berridge answered questions on a Ministerial statement on educational settings, made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6 January. (at 17:30)
The House adjourned at 6.15pm until Friday 8 January at 11.00am.
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