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Minutes for 15 October 2024

Chamber

Item number 3
Procurement Act 2023 A question was asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe and answered by Baroness Twycross. (at 14:37)
Item number 4
Framework Convention on artificial intelligence A question was asked by Baroness Chakrabarti and answered by Lord Vallance of Balham. (at 14:47)
Item number 5
Tax reliefs: theatre, orchestra and museums and galleries exhibition A question was asked by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay and answered by Lord Livermore. (at 14:56)
Item number 6
Religious hate crime A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Lord Khan of Burnley. (at 15:06)
Item number 7

Joint Committees A message was sent to the Commons that the House has appointed a Committee of twelve Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Consolidation etc Bills; a Committee of five Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Joint Committee on Human Rights; a Committee of ten Lords to join with a Committee of the Commons as the Jo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text

Item number 8

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments A message was brought from the Commons that they have appointed a Committee of seven members to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Item number 9

Procedure and Privileges Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Report from the Select Committee Law Commission bill procedure (1st Report, HL Paper 14) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)

Item number 10
Gibraltar-Spain border checks Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on the answer to an urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Monday 14 October. (at 15:21)
Item number 11
Afghan special forces relocation review Lord Coaker repeated a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 14 October. (at 15:32)
Item number 12
Infected Blood Inquiry Baroness Twycross moved that this House takes note of the response to the Infected Blood Inquiry. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:13)
Item number 13
Rural communities A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and, after debate, answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. (at 18:26)
The House adjourned at 7.56pm until Wednesday 16 October at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

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

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