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Minutes for 12 March 2025
Chamber
The House met at 3.00pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Bristol.
(at 15:00)
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Notification of absence The Lord Speaker notified the House of his absence from 10 to 11 March 2025.
Select Committee Reports
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Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
House of Lords (Peerage Nominations) Bill [HL]
Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill. (17th Report, HL Paper 95)
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Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025
Draft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025
Draft Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2025. (17th Report, HL Paper 96)
Public Business
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Carbon border taxes A question was asked by Lord Fuller and answered by Lord Livermore.
(at 15:07)
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Campus antisemitism in Britain: Community Security Trust report A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.
(at 15:14)
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Apricity Fertility closure A question was asked by Baroness Owen of Alderley Edge and answered by Baroness Merron.
(at 15:25)
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Prime Minister: meeting with Prime Minister of Canada A question was asked by Viscount Stansgate and answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.
(at 15:36)
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US steel and aluminium tariffs A private notice question was asked by Lord Sharpe of Epsom and answered by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch.
(at 15:48)
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Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2025 Baroness Smith of Malvern moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 5 February be approved. The motion was agreed to.
(at 16:04)
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Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 Baroness Merron moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 January be approved. The motion was agreed to.
(at 16:04)
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Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] Lord Leong made a statement on Legislative Consent. Then the bill was read a third time. A privilege amendment was agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons.
(at 16:05)
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 19. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 32.
(at 16:17)
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North Sea energy Baroness Blake of Leeds answered questions on a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 6 March.
(at 19:26)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
(at 20:02)
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 33. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 54.
(at 20:05)
The House adjourned at 10.07pm until Thursday 13 March at 11.00am.
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