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Minutes for 11 December 2023

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Durham. (at 14:30)
Item number 1

Notification of Absence The Lord Speaker notified the House of his absence from 6 December 2023 to 8 December 2023.

Item number 2
Justice and Home Affairs The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Cutting crime: better community sentences. (1st Report, HL Paper 27)
Item number 3
Hydrogen heating A question was asked by Baroness Sheehan and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:36)
Item number 4
Banking hubs A question was asked by Baroness Tyler of Enfield and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:47)
Item number 5
Construction sector: cash retentions A question was asked by Lord Aberdare and answered by Lord Offord of Garvel. (at 14:58)
Item number 6
Local enterprise partnerships: funding A question was asked by Lord Leong and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 15:08)
Item number 7
Still-Birth (Definition) Bill [HL] Baroness Benjamin presented a bill to amend the definition of still-birth to apply from 20 weeks into a pregnancy; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 34) (at 15:21)
Item number 8
Aviation (Consumers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 Lord Davies of Gower moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 October 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:22)
Item number 9
Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023 Lord Benyon moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 October 2023 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:22)
Item number 10
Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments 33 and 40 to 42 were agreed to. The House resumed after clause 20, as amended, was agreed to. (at 15:23)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 18:23)
Item number 11
Cyber democratic interference Lord Benyon answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 7 December. (at 18:45)
Item number 12
Universal Declaration of Human Rights A question was asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns and, after debate, answered by Lord Benyon. (at 19:06)
Item number 13
Pedicabs (London) Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee with amendments. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 35)
The House adjourned at 8.20pm until Tuesday 12 December at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Pedicabs (London) Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments 43 and 50 were agreed to. It was ordered that the bill be reported with amendments. (at 15:45)
The Committee adjourned at 7.13pm.
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