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Minutes for 16 November 2021

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Public Services The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Children in crisis: the role of public services in overcoming child vulnerability. (1st Report, HL Paper 95)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Instrument under the European Union (Withdrawal Act) 2018: Proposed negative instrument Includes information paragraphs on: 1 instrument relating to COVID-19 Companies (Strategic Report) (Climate-related Financial Disclosure) Regulations 2021 Terrorism Preventio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
Liaison The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: New committee activity in 2022. (4th Report, HL Paper 97)
Item number 4
Youth Unemployment The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Skills for every young person. (HL Paper 98)
Item number 5
Channel 4: consultation A question was asked by Lord McNally, on behalf of Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, and answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. (at 14:35)
Item number 6
COVID-19: United Kingdom arrivals A question was asked by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon and answered by Lord Kamall. (at 14:45)
Item number 7
Professor Kathleen Stock: resignation A question was asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 14:55)
Item number 8
NHS England: waiting lists A question was asked by Baroness Thornton and answered by Lord Kamall. (at 15:06)
Item number 9
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill The Commons Reasons were considered. Motion A Lords Amendment 1 was not insisted on. Motion B Lords Amendment 2 was not insisted on. (at 15:17)
Item number 10
Dormant Assets Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 1 (see division 1), 3 and 7 were agreed to. Amendment 6 was disagreed to (see division 2). The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 67) (at 15:45)
Item number 11
COP26 The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) answered questions on a Statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 15 November. (at 18:42)
Item number 12
Dementia: Fuelling the Moonshot A question was asked by Baroness Greengross and, after debate, answered by Lord Kamall. (at 19:14)
The House adjourned at 8.02pm until Wednesday 17 November at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body: Annual Report Lord Best moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the report from the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body Annual Report and Accounts 2020–21 (HC Paper 472). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:45)
The Committee adjourned at 5.14pm.
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed. (at 16:29)
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