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Minutes for 26 January 2021

Chamber

The House met at 12 noon. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester. (at 12:00)
Item number 1
Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Wilson of Tillyorn under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 12 February 2021.
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Proposed negative statutory instruments laid under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 Drawn to the special attention of the House: Markets in Financial Instruments (Switzerland Equivalence) Regulations 2021 Correspondence: Temporary waiver for pre-departure… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
Housebuilding A question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 12:07)
Item number 4
COVID-19: night-time economy A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 12:18)
Item number 5
Television licence evasion A question was asked by Baroness Hoey and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 12:29)
Item number 6
Workers’ rights A question was asked by Lord Hendy and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 12:40)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 12:52)
Item number 7
Serious criminal cases backlog Lord Wolfson of Tredegar answered questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the backlog of serious criminal cases in the justice system, asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 20 January. (at 13:01)
Item number 8
Skills for Jobs White Paper Baroness Berridge answered questions on a Ministerial statement on the Skills for Jobs White Paper, made in the House of Commons on Thursday 21 January. (at 13:13)
Item number 9
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments 1 to 3, 8 and 9 were agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 15. (at 13:52)
The House adjourned at 6.35pm until Wednesday 27 January at 12 noon.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Committee Room 2A at 2.30pm.

Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:31)
Operation of Air Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Operation of Air Services (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:46)
Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:00)
West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021 Lord Greenhalgh moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Functions) Order 2021. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:15)
The Committee adjourned at 7.15pm.
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