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Minutes for 23 November 2023
Chamber
The House met at 11.00am.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.
(at 11:00)
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Earldom of Airlie in the Peerage of Scotland The Petition of David John Ogilvy claiming to have succeeded to the Earldom of Airlie in the Peerage of Scotland and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as the Earl of Airlie on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 9(4) was presented and referred to the Lord Cha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Select Committee Reports
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Artificial intelligence in weapon systems
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Proceed with Caution: Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems. (HL Paper 16)
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Education for 11 to 16-year olds
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Requires improvement: urgent change for 11–16 education. (HL Paper 17)
Public Business
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Workers' rights A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston.
(at 11:06)
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Destitution: low median wage A question was asked by Lord Hendy and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton.
(at 11:17)
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Northern Ireland Investment Summit A question was asked by Baroness Hoey and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston.
(at 11:27)
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Levelling up: project delivery A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Penn.
(at 11:38)
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Hereditary Peers' By-election The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that Lord Camoys had been elected under Standing Order 9 (Hereditary peers: by-elections) to fill the vacancy created by the death of Lord Brougham and Vaux among the peers excepted from section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999.
(at 11:48)
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Resolution of Central Counterparties (Modified Application of Corporate Law and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:49)
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Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Resolution of Central Counterparties: Partial Property Transfers and Safeguarding of Protected Arrangements) Regulations 2023 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:49)
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Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL] Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws presented a bill to make provision about prevention of and response to genocide and other atrocity crimes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 13)
(at 11:49)
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Workforce Information (Ethnicity) Bill [HL] Lord Shinkwin presented a bill to make provision for certain employers to be required to publish information about differences in pay between people from prescribed ethnic backgrounds; and connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 14)
(at 11:50)
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Mental health: children and young people (Balloted debate, 3 hours) Earl Russell moved that this House takes note of the current state of mental health support for children and young people in England. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 11:51)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
(at 13:50)
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Learning disabilities and autism: solitary confinement in hospital A question was asked by Baroness Hollins and, after debate, answered by Lord Markham.
(at 13:55)
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International Development White Paper Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 21 November.
(at 14:52)
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Ukrainian Holodomor (Balloted debate, 2 hours) Lord Risby moved that this House takes note of the case for recognising the Ukrainian Holodomor as a genocide. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 15:41)
The House adjourned at 4.46pm until Monday 27 November at 2.30pm.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 1.00pm.
Food and biological security: agricultural fungicide A question was asked by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle and, after debate, answered by Lord Benyon.
(at 13:00)
Mopeds, motorcycles and powered light vehicle industry A question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and, after debate, answered by Lord Davies of Gower.
(at 14:00)
Air travel: disabled passengers A question was asked by Baroness Brinton and, after debate, answered by Lord Davies of Gower.
(at 15:00)
Educational technology A question was asked by Baroness Kidron and, after debate, answered by Baroness Barran.
(at 16:00)
The Committee adjourned at 4.59pm.
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