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Minutes for 21 November 2024

Chamber

Item number 2
Carers and poverty: Carers UK report A question was asked by Baroness Pitkeathley and answered by Baroness Merron. (at 11:07)
Item number 3
Water bills A question was asked by Lord Woodley and answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. (at 11:18)
Item number 4
NHS: treatment of children from other countries A question was asked by Lord Hogan-Howe and answered by Baroness Merron. (at 11:29)
Item number 5
COP 29: United Kingdom delegation A question was asked by Lord Robathan and answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington. (at 11:40)
Item number 6

Liaison The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that the Report from the Select Committee A Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee (2nd Report, HL Paper 26) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 11:51)

Item number 7

Restoration and Renewal Programme Board The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that this House has considered the Commons message of 19 November, and (1) notes the names of the Members of the House of Commons appointed to the Board on 18 November; (2) appoints Lord Greenhalgh as a member of the Restoration and Renewal Programme Board, in place of Lord Sher… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 11:59)

Item number 8
Financial services: Mansion House speech Lord Livermore answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 18 November. (at 12:01)
Item number 9
The Ukraine Effect (European Affairs Committee report) Lord Ricketts moved that this House takes note of the Report from the European Affairs Committee The Ukraine Effect: The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the UK–EU relationship (1st Report, Session 2023–24, HL Paper 48). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 12:30)
Item number 10
Farming families A question was asked by Baroness Northover and, after debate, answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. (at 15:23)
Item number 11
Large language models and generative AI (Communications and Digital Committee report) Baroness Stowell of Beeston moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Communications and Digital Committee Large language models and generative AI (1st Report, Session 2023–24, HL Paper 54). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:21)
The House adjourned at 6.17pm until Friday 22 November at 10.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 1.00pm.

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