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Minutes for 17 May 2023

Chamber

Item number 4
COP 28 A question was asked by Baroness Boycott and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:06)
Item number 5
Vagrancy Act 1824 A question was asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 15:16)
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Pharmacies: medicines at home A question was asked by Baroness Wheeler and answered by Lord Markham. (at 15:26)
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Residential leasehold A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 15:37)
Item number 8
Redcar Steelworks A private notice question was asked by Lord Scriven and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 15:47)
Item number 9

Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Lord True) moved that Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Tuesday 23 May 2023 to enable the Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day and that, in accordance with Standing Order 47 (Amendments on Third Reading), am… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:04)

Item number 10
Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023 Lord Callanan moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 17 April 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:04)
Item number 11
National Crime Agency investigation: Javad Marandi Lord Sharpe of Epsom answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 May. (at 16:04)
Item number 12
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 51A. Amendments 52 to 60, 62 to 64, 65 to 68, 70 to 72, 76 (see division) and 77 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 139) (at 16:15)
Item number 13
Car industry The Earl of Minto repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 18:30)
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Rail services Baroness Vere of Norbiton answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 11 May. (at 18:43)
Item number 15
Bus funding Baroness Vere of Norbiton repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 19:09)
The House adjourned at 7.45pm until Thursday 18 May at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.

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