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Minutes for 9 January 2025

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Winchester. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
Benefits: eligibility A question was asked by Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Baroness Stedman-Scott, and answered by Lord Cryer. (at 11:07)
Item number 2
National Insurance: employer contributions A question was asked by Baroness Humphreys and answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage. (at 11:17)
Item number 3
Water bills A question was asked by Lord Roborough and answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock. (at 11:28)
Item number 4
Air defence capabilities A question was asked by Baroness Goldie and answered by Lord Coaker. (at 11:38)
Item number 5
Public finances: borrowing costs Lord Livermore repeated an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons. (at 11:50)
Item number 6
Long-duration energy storage (Science and Technology Committee report) Baroness Brown of Cambridge moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Science and Technology Committee Long-duration energy storage: get on with it (1st Report, Session 2023–24, HL Paper 68). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 12:05)
Item number 7
Civil servants: compulsory office attendance A question was asked by Lord Farmer and, after debate, answered by Baroness Twycross. (at 14:38)
Item number 8
UK strategy towards the Arctic (International Relations and Defence Committee report) Lord Ashton of Hyde moved that this House takes note of the Report from the International Relations and Defence Committee Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic (1st Report, Session 2023–24, HL Paper 8). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:36)
The House adjourned at 6.09pm until Monday 13 January at 2.30pm.
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