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We're showing you business for the Minutes section for 8 January 2025 as the Order Paper section does not apply to this date.

Minutes for 8 January 2025

Chamber

Item number 2
NHS: single-sex provision for staff and patients A question was asked by Baroness Fox of Buckley and answered by Baroness Merron. (at 15:07)
Item number 3
Old Oak Common: train disruption A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. (at 15:17)
Item number 4
Cultural sector: freedom of speech A question was asked by Lord Strathcarron and answered by Baroness Twycross. (at 15:28)
Item number 5
Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry: recommendations A question was asked by Lord Mann and answered by Lord Hanson of Flint. (at 15:39)
Item number 6

Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Smith of Basildon) moved that Standing Order 44 (No two stages of a Bill to be taken on one day) be dispensed with on Wednesday 15 January to allow the Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill to be taken through its remaining stages that day. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:51)

Item number 7

Conduct Baroness Manningham-Buller moved that the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Baroness Meyer (2nd Report, HL Paper 58) be agreed to. Then Lord Hamilton of Epsom moved, as an amendment to the motion, at end insert to leave out from “that” to end and to insert “this House declines to agree the Report from the Conduct Committee The conduct of BaronItem text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:54)

Item number 8

Conduct Baroness Manningham-Buller moved that the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath (3rd Report, HL Paper 59) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. Then Baroness Manningham-Buller moved to resolve that, in accordance with Standing Order 11, Lord Stone of Blackheath be suspended from the service of the House for a period of six m… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:08)

Item number 9
National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Lord Livermore moved that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee. Then Baroness Williams of Trafford moved, as an amendment to the motion, to leave out “Grand Committee” and to insert “Committee of the Whole House”. After debate, the amendment was disagreed to (see division). Then the original motion was… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:11)
Item number 10
Northern Gaza Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 January. (at 16:40)
Item number 11
Pro-democracy campaigners: arrests Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 7 January. (at 16:50)
Item number 12
Child sexual exploitation and abuse Lord Hanson of Flint answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 6 January. (at 17:00)
Item number 13
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to. Then Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the bill be committed to a Grand Committee, and that it be an instruction to the Grand Committee that they consider the bill in the following order: Clauses 1 to 10 ScheduleClauses 11 to 31… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:42)
The House adjourned at 8.42pm until Thursday 9 January at 11.00am.
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