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Minutes for 7 June 2023

Chamber

The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry. (at 15:00)
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Leave of Absence Leave of absence was granted to Lord Cooper of Windrush for the remainder of this Session.

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Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2023 and special attention drawn to the following instrument: Draft Building Safety (Responsible Actors Scheme and Prohibitions) Regulations 2023. (39th Report, HL Paper 209)
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Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Proposal for a draft Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (Remedial) Order 2023. (13th Report, HL Paper 210)
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SMEs: net-zero targets A question was asked by Baroness Blake of Leeds and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:07)
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Water: Wales and England A question was asked by Lord Wigley and answered by Lord Benyon. (at 15:17)
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Housebuilding A question was asked by Lord Young of Cookham and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 15:28)
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Electronic passport control systems A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth. (at 15:39)
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British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill A bill to make provision for immigration restrictions to be disregarded for the purposes of the British Nationality Act 1981 in historical cases in which such restrictions were in practice disregarded was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 144) (at 15:50)
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British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 144–EN)
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Animal By-Products, Pet Passport and Animal Health (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 April 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:51)
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Packaging Waste (Data Reporting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 April 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:51)
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Illegal Migration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the question that clause 5 be agreed to. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after the debate on amendment 57C was adjourned. (at 15:51)
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Animal welfare Lord Benyon answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 25 May. (at 19:34)
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Illegal Migration Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with the resumed debate on amendment 57C. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 84. (at 20:14)
The House adjourned at 4.16am on Thursday 8 June until 11.00am the same day.

Grand Committee

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

Climate: Behaviour change (Environment and Climate Change Committee Report) Baroness Parminter moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Environment and Climate Change Committee In our hands: Behaviour change for climate and environmental goals (1st Report, HL Paper 64). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:15)
Science and technology superpower (Science and Technology Committee Report) Baroness Brown of Cambridge moved that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee "Science and technology superpower”: more than a slogan? (1st Report, HL Paper 47). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:08)
The Committee adjourned at 8.00pm.
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