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Minutes for 2 December 2020

Chamber

The House met at 12 noon. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle. (at 12:00)
Item number 1
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, a member of the House, had died on 1 December 2020. (at 12:08)
Item number 2
Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The Conduct of Lord Maginnis of Drumglass. (8th Report, HL Paper 185)
Item number 3
Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill. (20th Report, HL Paper 186)
Item number 4
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: SI 2020/1309 Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/1… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 5
Belfast International Airport A question was asked by Baroness Hoey and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 12:09)
Item number 6
Children: online grooming A question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 12:20)
Item number 7
Security cooperation A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 12:30)
Item number 8
Ethiopia: northern Tigray region A question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 12:41)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 12:52)
Item number 9

Conduct Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood moved that the Report from the Select Committee Registration of members’ foreign interests (7th Report, HL Paper 182) be agreed to. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 13:02)

Item number 10
Animal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 October 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:25)
Item number 11
Food (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 October 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:25)
Item number 12
Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 October 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:25)
Item number 13
Definition of Qualifying Northern Ireland Goods (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 October 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:26)
Item number 14
European Union Withdrawal (Consequential Modifications) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 October 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:26)
Item number 15
Official Development Assistance Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon answered questions on a Ministerial statement on Official Development Assistance, made in the House of Commons on 26 November. (at 13:27)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:13)
Item number 16
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill Lord Callanan made a statement on Legislative Consent. Then the bill was read a third time. Amendments 1 and 3 were agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 14:20)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:53)
Item number 17
State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Callanan moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 October 2020 be approved. Then Lord Stevenson of Balmacara moved, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations replace retained European Union State Aid rules with a yet to be define… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:01)
Item number 18
Human Medicines (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Bethell moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 20 October 2020 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:36)
Item number 19
Medical Devices (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Bethell moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 10 November 2020 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:13)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 17:13)
Item number 20
Patrick Finucane: Supreme Court judgment Viscount Younger of Leckie answered questions on a Ministerial statement on the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Patrick Finucane, made in the House of Commons on 30 November. (at 18:01)
The House adjourned at 6.37pm until Thursday 3 December at 12 noon.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Committee Room 2A at 2.30pm.

Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Official Controls (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:31)
Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Import of, and Trade in, Animals and Animal Products (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.The motion was agreed to. (at 15:25)
Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant and Propagating Material (Legislative Functions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture, Animals, and Marketing of Seed, Plant a… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:25)
Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Veterinary Medicines and Residues (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:26)
Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:31)
Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Common Fisheries Policy (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. The motion was agreed to. (at 16:15)
Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Grimstone of Boscobel moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Export Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:32)
Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Conflict Minerals (Compliance) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:30)
The Committee adjourned at 5.55pm.
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