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Minutes for 22 June 2023

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
Lord Mott Darren James Mott, OBE, having been created Baron Mott, of Chatteris in the County of Cambridgeshire, for life by Letters Patent dated 19 June, was introduced between Baroness Williams of Trafford and Lord McInnes of Kilwinning, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 11:06)
Item number 2
Baroness Swinburne Dr Jacqueline Kay Swinburne, having been created Baroness Swinburne, of Llandysul in the County of Ceredigion, for life by Letters Patent dated 20 June, was introduced between Baroness Jenkin of Kennington and Baroness Williams of Trafford, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 11:12)
Item number 3
Oath John Francis, Earl Russell, having received a Writ of Summons in accordance with Standing Order 9 (Hereditary peers: by-elections), sat first in Parliament having first taken and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 11:16)
Item number 4
Barony of Ogmore in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Lord Chancellor reported that Tudor David Rees-Williams had established his claim to the Barony of Ogmore in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter Lord Ogmore on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 9(4).
Item number 5
International Agreements The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of International Agreements: UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement. (20th Report, HL Paper 220)
Item number 6
Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Amendments to the Code of Conduct. (4th Report, HL Paper 221)
Item number 7
Teacher training: dyslexia and autism A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 11:17)
Item number 8
Colombia: National Liberation Army A question was asked by Lord Browne of Ladyton and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 11:29)
Item number 9
Holocaust Memorial A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 11:40)
Item number 10
China: high-level talks A question was asked by Lord Davidson of Glen Clova and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 11:51)
Item number 11
NHS procurement: Palantir contract A private notice question was asked by Baroness Brinton and answered by Lord Markham. (at 11:59)
Item number 12
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 198. Amendments 200A, 205A and 218A were agreed to. The House resumed after amendment 229. (at 12:16)
Item number 13
Cost of living support Viscount Younger of Leckie answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 20 June. (at 14:24)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 15:01)
Item number 14
Online Safety Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 230. Amendments 267A, 267B and 267C, 268A, 268AZA, 268B to 268G, 271A to 271F, 283A to 284F, 286A, 286B, 290A to 290H, 304A, 304B, 304CA and 304E to 304K were agreed to. The House resumed and the bill was reported with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 151) (at 15:04)
Item number 15
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with reasons. It was ordered that the Commons reasons be printed. (HL Bill 152) (at 18:40)
The House adjourned at 6.40pm until Monday 26 June at 2.30pm.
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