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Minutes for 14 December 2022

Chamber

The House met at 1.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. (at 13:00)
Item number 1
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023. (21st Report, HL Paper 117)
Item number 2
Constitution The following Reports from the Select Committee were made and ordered to be printed: The roles of the Lord Chancellor and the Law Officers. (9th Report, HL Paper 118) National Security Bill. (10th Report, HL Paper 119)
Item number 3
Health: malnutrition A question was asked by Lord Sikka and answered by Lord Markham. (at 13:07)
Item number 4
Clean energy: investment A question was asked by Baroness Worthington and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 13:18)
Item number 5
Biomass strategy A question was asked by Baroness Boycott and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 13:29)
Item number 6
NHS: agency doctors and nurses A question was asked by Baroness Merron and answered by Lord Markham. (at 13:39)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 13:50)
Item number 7
Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022 The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 November 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:15)
Item number 8
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 20. Amendments were considered. The debate on amendment 26 was adjourned. The House resumed. (at 16:16)
Item number 9
Illegal immigration The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 13 December. (at 17:59)
Item number 10
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 26. Amendments 49, 64, and 81 were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 83) (at 18:50)
The House adjourned at 9.47pm until Thursday 15 December at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.

Energy Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 129. Amendments 147, 149, 150, 151, and 152 to 155 were agreed to. Clause 161 was disagreed to. The Committee adjourned after amendment 161AZA. (at 16:16)
The Committee adjourned at 7.03pm.
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed. (at 17:43)
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