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Minutes for 9 May 2023

Chamber

Item number 2
Horticultural peat A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch and answered by Lord Benyon. (at 14:36)
Item number 3
Secondary metastatic breast cancer A question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and answered by Lord Evans of Rainow. (at 14:46)
Item number 4
Vehicles: headlamp glare A question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:56)
Item number 5
Energy Profits Levy A question was asked by Lord McNicol of West Kilbride and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:05)
Item number 6

Business of the House Earl Howe, on behalf of The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that Standing Order 38(1) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Wednesday 10 May 2023 2023 to enable debate on the second reading of the Illegal Migration Bill to begin before oral questions that day. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:16)

Item number 7
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 Baroness Penn moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 27 March 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:24)
Item number 8
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023 Baroness Penn moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 29 March 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:24)
Item number 9
Electricity Transmission (Compensation) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 15:25)
Item number 10
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendments 1 and 2 were agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 15:25)
Item number 11
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 33B. The House resumed after the debate on amendment 38 was adjourned. (at 15:37)
Item number 12
Recovering access to Primary Care Lord Markham repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 19:01)
Item number 13
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 38. Amendments 40, 43A and 50A were agreed to. The House resumed after clause 13, as amended, was agreed to. (at 19:42)
Item number 14
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 122–EN)
The House adjourned at 10.20pm until Wednesday 10 May at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

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

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