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Minutes for 7 April 2022

Chamber

The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Exeter. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 7 April 2022 of Lord Lea of Crondall under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 11:06)
Item number 2
Viscountcy of Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom  The Petition of Jason Charles Duff Bede Cooper claiming to have succeeded to the Viscountcy of Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Viscount Norwich on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
International Agreements The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation, reported for special attention. (18th Report, HL Paper 195) Scrutiny of international agreements: Digital Economy Agreement between the United Kingdom of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Ukraine: Defence in a competitive age A question was asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 11:06)
Item number 5
Mr Mike Veale A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 11:18)
Item number 6
Dasgupta Review A question was asked by Lord Randall of Uxbridge and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 11:29)
Item number 7
Newport Wafer Fab A question was asked by Lord Fox and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 11:40)
Item number 8
Energy Security Strategy A private notice question was asked by Baroness Hayman and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 11:51)
Item number 9
Monken Hadley Common Bill The bill was read a third time. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 12:07)
Item number 10
British Sign Language Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 12:08)
Item number 11
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 12:09)
Item number 12
Glue Traps (Offences) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 12:09)
Item number 13
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 12:10)
Item number 14
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 12:11)
Item number 15
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] The Commons Reason was considered. Motion A Lords amendment 15B was not insisted on. (at 12:12)
Item number 16
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] The Commons Amendments were considered. Commons amendments 1 and 2 were agreed to. (at 12:44)
Item number 17
Town and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021 Lord Paddick moved that this House regrets that the Town and Country Planning (Napier Barracks) Special Development Order 2021 (SI 2021/962) extends the planning permission for the Napier Barracks to continue to be used as asylum accommodation despite (1) a High Court judgment on 3 June 2021, which found s… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 13:12)
The House adjourned at 1.45pm until Monday 25 April at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 1.00pm.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland A question was asked by Lord Lexden and, after debate, answered by Lord Caine. (at 13:00)
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed. (at 13:55)
South-West of England: levelling-up A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of Exeter and, after debate, answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 14:00)
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed. (at 14:49)
Tax Gaps 2019-20 A question was asked by Lord Sikka and, after debate, answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:00)
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed. (at 16:00)
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action A question was asked by Lord Polak and, after debate, answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 16:02)
The Committee adjourned at 4.59pm.
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