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Minutes for 12 July 2023
Chamber
The House met at 3.00pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chichester.
(at 15:00)
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Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Hylton under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 27 July 2023.
Select Committee Reports
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Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023
Draft Human Medicines (Amendment Relating to Original Pack Dispensing) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023 … Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Environment and Climate Change
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
An extraordinary challenge: Restoring 30 per cent of our land and sea by 2030. (2nd Report, HL Paper 234)
Public Business
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Support for Migrant Victims A question was asked by Baroness Gale and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
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Community health services: waiting lists A question was asked by Baroness Merron and answered by Lord Markham.
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Cement industry: carbon dioxide A question was asked by Lord Lucas and answered by Lord Callanan.
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Small and medium-sized housebuilders: viability A question was asked by Baroness Thornhill and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook.
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Bank of England: interest rate policy A private notice question was asked by Lord Forsyth of Drumlean and answered by Baroness Penn.
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Built Environment The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Earl Russell be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Goddard of Stockport. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:58)
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International Agreements The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Lord Goldsmith be appointed a member of the Select Committee; and that Lord Goldsmith be appointed Chair of the Committee, in place of Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:58)
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Statutory Instruments The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Lord Watson of Wyre Forest be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Leong. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:58)
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Electricity Capacity (Amendment) Regulations 2023 The Earl of Courtown, on behalf of Lord Callanan, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 June 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Healthcare (International Arrangements) (EU Exit) Regulations 2023 Lord Markham moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 5 June 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Online Safety Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 129, which was agreed to. Amendments 130 to 138, 142, 143, 146, 147, 149 to 152, 153 to 157, 158, 161, 163 to 172, 175 to 179, 180 (see division 1), 185 and 186 were agreed to. The report stage was adjourned after amendment 186.
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Rail ticket offices Baroness Vere of Norbiton answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Thursday 6 July.
(at 19:33)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
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Illegal Migration Bill The Commons Amendments and Reasons were considered.
Motion A Lords amendment 1 was not insisted on and amendment 1B in lieu was agreed to (see division 2).
Motion B Lords Amendments 2, 12, 20 and 22 were not insisted on and amendments 22A to 22Q in lieu were agreed to.
Motion C Lords amendments 6, 51 to 55 and 58 to 65 were not insisted on.
Motion D Lord… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 20:01)
The House adjourned at 12.28am on Thursday 13 July until 11.00am the same day.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.
Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Pensions Dashboards (Amendment) Regulations 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 16:15)
Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023 Baroness Penn moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Enforcement) (Amendment) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 17:25)
Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
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The Committee adjourned at 6.14pm.
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