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Minutes for 27 March 2023

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Derby. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
International Agreements The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed on 27 March: Scrutiny of international agreements: UK-Ukraine Tariff Liberalisation Agreement, reported for information. (15th Report, HL Paper 176)
Item number 2
Occupied Palestinian Territories A question was asked by Baroness Janke and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 14:37)
Item number 3
Charitable sector: food provision A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 14:47)
Item number 4
Children’s school meals A question was asked by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 14:58)
Item number 5
Shamima Begum A question was asked by Lord Carey of Clifton and answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth. (at 15:09)
Item number 6
Black and minority ethnic children: police strip-searches A private notice question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 15:21)
Item number 7
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill A bill to make provision about causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress to a person in public where the behaviour is done because of that person’s sex; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 125) (at 15:37)
Item number 8
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons agreed to. (at 22:45)
Item number 9
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill A bill to give workers and agency workers the right to request more predictable terms and conditions of work was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 126) (at 15:38)
Item number 10
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill A bill to make provision about veterans advisory and pensions committees; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 127) (at 15:38)
Item number 11
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill A bill to make provision about the extension of pensions automatic enrolment to jobholders under the age of 22; to make provision about the lower qualifying earnings threshold for automatic enrolment; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 128) (at 15:38)
Item number 12
Firearms Bill A bill to make provision about the regulation of certain rifle ranges and shooting galleries; to make provision for an offence in relation to the possession of component parts of ammunition; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 129) (at 15:38)
Item number 13

Artificial intelligence in weapon systems The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Lord Sarfraz be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Viscount Camrose. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:39)

Item number 14
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 15:39)
Item number 15
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 184ZA. The Committee stage was adjourned after amendment 196. (at 15:40)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 19:54)
Item number 16
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 196A. The House resumed after amendment 200A. (at 20:35)
The House adjourned at 10.45pm until Tuesday 28 March at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

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

Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments 1 and 3 were agreed to. Clauses 2 and 4 were disagreed to. Amendments 6 and 9 to 12 were agreed to. Clause 36 was disagreed to. Amendments 25 and 26 were agreed to. Clause 38 was disagreed to. Amendments 27 to 30 were agreed to. Clause 46 was disagreed to. Amendment 31 was agreed to. Cl… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:45)
The Committee adjourned at 6.40pm.
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