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Minutes for 13 April 2021
Chamber
The House met at 12 noon.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester.
(at 12:00)
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Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to the following members of the House for the remainder of this Session:
Lord Warner
Lord Irvine of Lairg
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Retirements The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that the following members of the House had retired under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014: Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead with effect from 9 April Lord Ryder of Wensum with effect from 12 April (at 12:07)
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Clerk of the Parliaments The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) moved to resolve that this House has received with sincere regret the announcement of the retirement of Ed Ollard from the office of Clerk of the Parliaments and thinks it right to record the just sense which it entertains of the zeal, ability, diligence, and integrity with which the said Ed Ollard has ex… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 12:08)
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Clerk of the Parliaments Simon Burton made the declaration in the required form.
(at 12:26)
Select Committee Reports
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COVID-19
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Beyond Digital: Planning for a Hybrid World. (1st Report, HL Paper 263)
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Secondary Legislation Scrutiny
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Proposed negatives under the European Union Withdrawal Act 2018
Drawn to the special attention of the House:
Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
Information paragraphs on the following in… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Public Business
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United Nations Biodiversity Conference A question was asked by Lord Teverson and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park.
(at 12:31)
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Clergy: European Union visas and residence permits A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of Leeds and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
(at 12:42)
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Central Bank Digital Currency A question was asked by Lord Sarfraz and answered by Baroness Penn.
(at 12:54)
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China: convictions of democracy campaigners in Hong Kong A question was asked by Lord Jordan and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
(at 13:02)
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Northern Ireland: violence A private notice question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.
(at 13:14)
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Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill The report was received. Amendments 3 (see division 1), 6 (see division 2), 11, 13 (see division 3), 14 (see division 4), 20, 23 and 25 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 189)
(at 13:33)
The House adjourned at 8.06pm until Wednesday 14 April at 12.00pm.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Committee Room 2A at 2.30pm.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Kyoto Protocol Registry) Regulations 2021 Lord Callanan moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Kyoto Protocol Registry) Regulations 2021. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 14:32)
Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, on behalf of Lord Callanan, moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Nuclear Safeguards (Fissionable Material and Relevant International Agreements) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. After debate, the motio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 15:36)
Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Baroness Barran moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Audiovisual Media Services (Amendment) Regulations 2021. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 16:51)
The Committee adjourned at 5.44pm.
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed.
(at 15:19)
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed.
(at 16:00)
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed.
(at 16:41)
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