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Minutes for 25 May 2023

Chamber

Item number 1
Food price rises: impact on low-income families A question was asked by Baroness Hussein-Ece and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 11:06)
Item number 2
NHS National Health Inequalities Improvement Programme A question was asked by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and answered by Lord Markham. (at 11:17)
Item number 3
Parole board recommendations: open conditions A question was asked by Baroness Burt of Solihull and answered by Lord Bellamy. (at 11:28)
Item number 4
Trains: Wi-Fi provision for passengers A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 11:39)
Item number 5
Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 March 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 11:51)
Item number 6
Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 March 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 11:51)
Item number 7
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 125. Amendments 126A and 127A to 127C were agreed to. The House resumed after Schedule 6 was agreed to. (at 11:52)
Item number 8
Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved that this House regrets that the Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/239) propose a 27.5 per cent claw back rate which significantly exceeds that required by comparable countries, and which risks seriously damaging future investment in the… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 13:39)
Item number 9
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 134. Amendments 135A and 136A to 136C were agreed to. The House resumed after Clause 67 was agreed to. (at 14:42)
Item number 10
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with reasons and amendments. The Commons reasons and amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 143) (at 19:43)
Item number 11
Ministerial code: investigation of potential breach Baroness Neville-Rolfe answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 23 May. (at 16:09)
Item number 12
Student visas Lord Murray of Blidworth answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 24 May. (at 16:20)
Item number 13
Net migration Lord Murray of Blidworth repeated as a statement the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 16:32)
Item number 14
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 160A. Amendments 186A to 186C were agreed to. The House resumed after clause 90 was agreed to. (at 16:46)
Item number 15
New hospitals Lord Markham repeated a statement made in the House of Commons. (at 19:15)
The House adjourned at 7.43pm until Monday 5 June at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

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

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