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Minutes for 14 March 2023

Chamber

Item number 4
UK car production since 2016 A question was asked by Lord Hain and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston. (at 14:41)
Item number 5
Cleaner energy technologies A question was asked by Lord Roborough and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:52)
Item number 6
Schools: data, digital and financial literacy A question was asked by Lord Holmes of Richmond and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 15:03)
Item number 7
Patient deaths: ambulance waiting times A question was asked by Baroness Merron and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:14)
Item number 8
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that the order of commitment of 8 February 2023 be discharged and the bill be committed to a Grand Committee; and that the instruction to the Committee of the Whole House of 8 February 2023 shall also be an instruction to the Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:24)
Item number 9
National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Johnson of Lainston moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:25)
Item number 10
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] The report was received. (at 15:25)
Item number 11
Public Order Bill The Commons amendments and reasons were considered. Motion A Lords amendment 1 was not insisted on and Commons amendment 1A in lieu was agreed to (see division 1). Motion B Lords amendments 6 to 9 and 36 were not insisted on and amendments 6B to 6F were agreed to (see division 2). Motion C Lords amendment 17 was not insisted on and Commons amendment 17A in l… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:26)
Item number 12
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL] The Commons Amendments were considered. Commons amendments 1 and 2 were agreed to. Commons amendment 3 was disagreed to and amendment 3B in lieu was agreed to. Commons amendments 4 to 11 were agreed to. The bill was returned to the Commons with an amendment. (at 17:42)
Item number 13
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill The report was received. Amendment 2 was agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 118) (at 18:13)
Item number 14
Integrated Review Refresh Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 13 March. (at 19:27)
Item number 15
Manchester Arena inquiry: Volume 3 report Lord Sharpe of Epsom answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 6 March. (at 20:07)
Item number 16
Silicon Valley Bank Baroness Penn answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 13 March. (at 20:32)
Item number 17
Building safety update Baroness Scott of Bybrook repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 21:00)
Item number 18
Shark Fins Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 93–EN)
Item number 19
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 107–EN)
The House adjourned at 9.38pm until Wednesday 15 March at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

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

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