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Minutes for 7 July 2021

Chamber

The House met at 12 noon. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely. (at 12:00)
Item number 1
Oath Guy Rhys John Mansfield, Lord Sandhurst, having received a Writ of Summons in accordance with Standing Order 9 (Hereditary peers: by-elections), following the retirement of the Earl of Selborne on 26 March 2020 and the retirement of Lord Denham on 26 April 2021 and the non-attendance of Lord Selsdon, sat first in Parliament having first taken and subscribed the oath… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 12:05)
Item number 2
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 Draft Pensions Regulator (Employer Resources Test) Regulations 2021. (8th Report, HL Paper 43)
Item number 3
Police: body-worn videos A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 12:08)
Item number 4
Palestine A question was asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 12:19)
Item number 5
Private sector: environment and COP26 A question was asked by Lord Bird and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 12:30)
Item number 6
Lorry drivers A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 12:40)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 12:52)
Item number 7
Environment Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 162. Amendments 165, 194B, and 210A to 210C were agreed to The House resumed after clause 96 was agreed to. (at 13:30)
The House adjourned at 10.05pm until Thursday 8 July at 12 noon.
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 19:29)

Grand Committee

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

Charities Bill [HL] The Second Reading Committee reported that it had considered the bill. (at 14:31)
The Committee adjourned at 4.48pm.
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