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House of Lords Business

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We're showing you business for the Minutes section for 22 January 2025 as the Order Paper section does not apply to this date.

Minutes for 22 January 2025

Chamber

Item number 7
Political parties: donations from abroad A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Lord Khan of Burnley. (at 15:07)
Item number 8
Railway electrification A question was asked by Lord Faulkner of Worcester and answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. (at 15:18)
Item number 9
Small modular nuclear reactors A question was asked by Lord Spellar and answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath. (at 15:29)
Item number 10
Israel and Palestine A question was asked by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick and answered by Lord Collins of Highbury. (at 15:39)
Item number 11
Public Service (Ethics, Integrity and Independence) Bill [HL] Lord Anderson of Ipswich presented a bill to make provision about mechanisms for promoting and protecting standards of integrity and ethics in the public service; to make provision about appointments to the House of Lords and the House of Lords Appointments Commission; and for connected purposes. It was read a first tim… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:51)
Item number 12
Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 November 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:52)
Item number 13
Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 November 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 15:53)
Item number 14
Airports Slot Allocation (Alleviation of Usage Requirements etc.) Regulations 2025 Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 4 December 2024 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:53)
Item number 15
Community engagement principles and extremism definition Lord Khan of Burnley answered questions on the answer given to an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 21 January. (at 15:54)
Item number 16
Middle East Lord Collins of Highbury answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Thursday 16 January. (at 16:04)
Item number 17
Mental Health Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 46. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after debate on amendment 57 was adjourned (at 16:40)
Item number 18
Great British Energy Bill The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without amendment.
Item number 19
UK–Ukraine 100-year partnership Baroness Chapman of Darlington answered questions on a statement made in the House of Commons on Monday 20 January. (at 19:31)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 19:57)
Item number 20
Mental Health Bill [HL] The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with resumed debate on amendment 57. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after clause 23 was agreed to. (at 20:10)
The House adjourned at 9.45pm until Thursday 23 January at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.15pm.

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