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Minutes for 19 July 2022

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Earldom of Effingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Petition of Edward Mowbray Nicholas Howard claiming to have succeeded to the Earldom of Effingham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as the Earl of Effingham on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 9(4)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Proposed Negative Instruments Drawn to the special attention of the House: Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2022 Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Drivers’ Hours,… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
European Affairs The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report from the Sub-Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland: Follow-up report. (2nd Report, HL Paper 57)
Item number 4
Carer's leave: government departments  A question was asked by Baroness Pitkeathley and answered by Lord True. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
Employment rights A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:48)
Item number 6
Airports and airlines: staff A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:58)
Item number 7
Water companies: environmental pollution A question was asked by Lord Rooker and answered by Lord Benyon. (at 15:08)
Item number 8
Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Bill [HL] Baroness Cox presented a bill to amend the Marriage Act 1949 to create an offence of purporting to solemnize an unregistered marriage. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 50) (at 15:19)
Item number 9

Draft Mental Health Bill The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that the Commons message of 12 July be considered and that a Committee of six Lords be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Commons to consider and report on the draft Mental Health Bill presented to both Houses on 27 June (CP 699) and that the Committee should report on the dra… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:20)

Item number 10
Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:20)
Item number 11
Extreme heat preparedness Lord True answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 18 July. (at 15:20)
Item number 12
Energy Bill [HL] Lord Callanan moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Then Lord Callanan moved that the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 16 Schedule 1 Clauses 17 to 21 Schedule 2 Clauses 22 to 52 S… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:31)
Item number 13
Ambulance pressures Baroness Penn answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 18 July. (at 19:02)
Item number 14
Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections) (Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2022 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:34)
The House adjourned at 8.02pm until Wednesday 20 July at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

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

Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022 Lord Bellamy moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:46)
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Baroness Penn moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:02)
Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:26)
Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 Baroness Stedman-Scott moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:55)
The Committee adjourned at 5.18pm.
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