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Minutes for 6 November 2024
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Select Committee Reports
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Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Draft Barnsley and Sheffield (Boundary Change) Order 2024
Draft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024
Draft Insurance Distribution (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulatio… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL]
Great British Energy Bill. (7th Report, HL Paper 36)
Public Business
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Ecclesiastical Committee The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) acquainted the House that, pursuant to section 2 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, he had nominated Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean to be a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee established under that Act, and to serve for the duration of the present Parliament.
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Gypsy and Traveller communities: accommodation A question was asked by Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville and answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage.
(at 11:06)
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Command Paper: Safeguarding the Union A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Smith of Basildon).
(at 11:17)
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Biodiversity net gain A question was asked by Baroness Parminter and answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock.
(at 11:27)
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United Kingdom declining birth rate A question was asked by Lord Farmer and answered by Lord Livermore.
(at 11:36)
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Mental Health Bill [HL] Baroness Merron presented a bill to make provision to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 in relation to mentally disordered persons; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 47)
(at 11:46)
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Mental Health Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 47–EN)
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Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024 Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 July be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:47)
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Franchising Schemes (Franchising Authorities) (England) Regulations 2024 Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 September be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:47)
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Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Enforcement Regulations 2024 Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 September be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:48)
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Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 May be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 11:48)
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Arbitration Bill [HL] Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede made a statement on Legislative Consent. The bill was read a third time. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
(at 11:48)
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Flight cancellations Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 November.
(at 12:04)
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill The report was received. Amendment 1 and 2 were agreed to (see divisions 1 and 2). Amendments 5 and 13 were disagreed to (see divisions 3 and 4). Amendment 15 was agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 48)
(at 12:16)
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Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] The Second Reading Committee reported that it had considered the bill.
The House adjourned at 4.10pm until Monday 11 November at 2.30pm.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 1.00pm.
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede moved that the Second Reading Committee do consider the bill. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 13:03)
The Committee adjourned at 3.07pm.
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