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Minutes for 23 November 2023

Chamber

Item number 4
Workers' rights A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston. (at 11:06)
Item number 5
Destitution: low median wage A question was asked by Lord Hendy and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 11:17)
Item number 6
Northern Ireland Investment Summit A question was asked by Baroness Hoey and answered by Lord Johnson of Lainston. (at 11:27)
Item number 7
Levelling up: project delivery A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 11:38)
Item number 8
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)
Item number 9
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)
Item number 10
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)
Item number 11
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)
Item number 12
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)
Item number 13
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)
Item number 14
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)
Item number 15
International Development White Paper Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 21 November. (at 14:52)
Item number 16
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.

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