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Minutes for 28 June 2022

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Guildford. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Royal Assent The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) notified the Queen's Assent to the following Act: Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022 c.38 (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Baroness Greengross The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) informed the House that Baroness Greengross, a member of the House, had died on 23 June 2022. (at 14:36)
Item number 3
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Correspondence M56 Motorway (Junctions 6 to 7) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2022 Includes information paragraphs on: Two instruments related to COVID-19 Draft Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Draft Flags… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Insurance industry: travel premiums A question was asked by Lord Blunkett and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
Small modular nuclear reactors A question was asked by Viscount Hanworth and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:47)
Item number 6
Commonwealth A question was asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 14:58)
Item number 7
Aiden Aslin and Shaun Pinner A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:08)
Item number 8
Pharmacy (Responsible Pharmacists, Superintendent Pharmacists etc.) Order 2022 Lord Kamall moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 28 April 2022 be approved. Then Lord Hunt of King's Heath moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end insert “but that this House regrets that the Order does not make provision about the wider workforce challenges facing the community… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:21)
Item number 9
Draft Mental Health Bill Lord Kamall answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 27 June. (at 16:20)
Item number 10
Women's rights to reproductive healthcare: United States Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 17:00)
Item number 11
Rape: criminal prosecutions Lord Bellamy repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 17:12)
Item number 12
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Earl Howe moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee. (at 17:27)
Item number 13
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Earl Howe moved that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee to which the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 11 Schedule Clauses 12 to 14 Title. The motion was agreed to. (at 21:14)
The House adjourned at 9.14pm until Wednesday 29 June at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

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

Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022 Lord Greenhalgh moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:45)
Local Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Greenhalgh moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Local Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:04)
Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:31)
Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:58)
The Committee adjourned at 5.17pm.
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