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Minutes for 20 November 2024
Chamber
The House met at 3.00pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chichester.
(at 15:00)
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Oath Andrew Lord Adonis took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
(at 15:07)
Select Committee Reports
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Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Draft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024
Draft Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited Compensation Scheme Order 2024
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024
Draft Financial… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Environment and Climate Change
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Methane: keep up the momentum. (1st Report, HL Paper 45)
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Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Football Governance Bill [HL]
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. (8th Report, HL Paper 46)
Public Business
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Wales: coal tip safety A question was asked by Baroness Smith of Llanfaes and answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent.
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Counter-extremism strategy A question was asked by Lord Goodman of Wycombe and answered by Lord Hanson of Flint.
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Satellites: adverse effect on astronomy A question was asked by Viscount Stansgate and answered by Lord Vallance of Balham.
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Exports to the European Union A question was asked by Lord Londesborough and answered by Lord Livermore.
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European Forest Institute (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2024 Baroness Chapman of Darlington moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 15 May 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 October 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
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Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024 Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 October 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
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Building Societies Act 1986 (Modifications) Order 2024 Baroness Blake of Leeds moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 14 October 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 October 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Jailing of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Baroness Chapman of Darlington answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 November.
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill The Commons Reasons were considered.
Motion A Lords amendment 1 was not insisted on (see division 1).
Motion B Lords amendment 2 was not insisted on.
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Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 2 was agreed to (see division 2). Amendment 10 was disagreed to (see division 3). Amendment 11 was agreed to (see division 4). Amendments 12 to 15, 16 to 25, 27 to 38, 42 and 48 were agreed to. Amendment 51 was disagreed to (see division 5). Amendments 60 to 65 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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National Youth Strategy Baroness Twycross answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Tuesday 12 November.
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The House adjourned at 9.59pm until Thursday 21 November at 11.00am.
Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The Committee adjourned after amendment 10.
(at 16:15)
The Committee adjourned at 8.55pm.
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