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Minutes for 27 April 2023

Chamber

Item number 2
Banks: closures and shared banking hubs A question was asked by Lord Holmes of Richmond and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 11:07)
Item number 3
Climate Change Committee: discussions A question was asked by Baroness Sheehan and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 11:17)
Item number 4
Overseas Territories: illegal immigration A question was asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 11:27)
Item number 5
Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP: resignation letter A question was asked by Lord Davies of Brixton and answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe. (at 11:40)
Item number 6

House of Lords Commission, Services, Liaison, Procedure and Privileges and Selection Committees The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that the Earl of Kinnoull be appointed to the following Select Committees, in place of Lord Judge: House of Lords Commission Services Liaison Procedure and Privileges Selection. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)

Item number 7
Artificial intelligence in weapon systems The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Lord Mitchell and Lord Triesman be appointed members of the Select Committee in place of Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent and Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)
Item number 8

Built Environment The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe be appointed a member of the Select Committee. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)

Item number 9

Constitution The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Baroness Finn be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Lord Howard of Lympne. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)

Item number 10

Science and Technology The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Viscount Stansgate be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 11:50)

Item number 11
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 13. Amendments 13A to 13C were agreed to. The House resumed after clause 7 was agreed to. (at 11:51)
Item number 12
Illegal Migration Bill A bill to make provision for and in connection with the removal from the United Kingdom of persons who have entered or arrived in breach of immigration control; to make provision about detention for immigration purposes; to make provision about unaccompanied children; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; to make provision about le… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 14:32)
Item number 13
Illegal Migration Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 133–EN)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:33)
Item number 14
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 16. Amendments 16A to 16C, 18A, 21A and 22A were agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 22A was agreed to. (at 15:03)
The House adjourned at 6.48pm until Tuesday 2 May at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

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

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