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Minutes for 23 March 2023

Chamber

Item number 1
Prison education A question was asked by Baroness Blower and answered by Lord Bellamy. (at 11:07)
Item number 2
Leasehold reform A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 11:18)
Item number 3
Data protection A question was asked by Lord Davies of Brixton and answered by Viscount Camrose. (at 11:28)
Item number 4
Avanti West Coast A question was asked by Lord Goddard of Stockport and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 11:39)
Item number 5
Public Order Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments and a reason. It was ordered that the Commons amendments and reason be printed. (HL Bill 123) (at 18:42)
Item number 6
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. (at 18:42)
Item number 7
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. (at 18:42)
Item number 8
Electricity Supplier Obligations (Green Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Callanan moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 February 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)
Item number 9
Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Callanan moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 February 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)
Item number 10
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 14. The House resumed after amendment 18. (at 11:50)
Item number 11
Food price inflation Lord Benyon repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 13:53)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:06)
Item number 12
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 18A. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. (at 14:25)
Item number 13
Financial Services and Markets Bill The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 124)
Item number 14
Royal Assent The Deputy Speaker (Baroness Henig) notified the King's Assent to the following Acts: Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2023 c.5 Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 c.6 Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 c.7 Seafarers' Wages Act 2023 c.8 Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Act 2023 c.9 UK Infrastructure Bank Act 2… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:41)
The House adjourned at 6.42pm until Friday 24 March at 10.00am.

Grand Committee

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

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