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Minutes for 23 October 2024

Chamber

Item number 2
Working from home: public sector productivity A question was asked by Lord Londesborough and answered by Lord Livermore. (at 15:06)
Item number 3
Decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines A question was asked by Baroness Bryan of Partick and answered by Lord Coaker. (at 15:17)
Item number 4
HS2: purchased land A question was asked by Lord Grocott and answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. (at 15:28)
Item number 5
Ukraine: North Korean troops A question was asked by Lord Robathan and answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington. (at 15:38)
Item number 6
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] Baroness Jones of Whitchurch presented a bill to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of registers, of information relating to apparatus in st… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:50)
Item number 7
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 40–EN)
Item number 8
Armed Forces Act 2006 (Continuation) Order 2024 Lord Coaker moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 20 May 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:51)
Item number 9
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2024 Lord Hanson of Flint moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 29 July 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:51)
Item number 10
Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024 Lord Hanson of Flint moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 2 September 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:51)
Item number 11
Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024 Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 21 May 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:52)
Item number 12
Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 Baroness Merron moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 July 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:52)
Item number 13
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Baroness Merron moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 15 May 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:52)
Item number 14
Sentencing review and prison capacity Lord Timpson repeated a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 22 October. (at 15:53)
Item number 15
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 12. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 18. (at 16:41)
Item number 16
Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 Baroness Hoey moved that an Humble Address be presented to His Majesty praying that the Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme: Plant and Animal Health) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/853), laid before the House on 9 August, be annulled. After debate, the motion was… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:37)
Item number 17
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 19. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 46. (at 21:00)
The House adjourned at 10.19pm until Thursday 24 October at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.

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