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Minutes for 1 July 2021

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The House met at 12 noon. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester. (at 12:00)
Item number 1
  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 1 July 2021 2021 of Lord Sainsbury of Turville under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 12:09)
Item number 2
Oath Edward Sebastian Grigg, Lord Altrincham, having received a Writ of Summons in accordance with Standing Order 9 (Hereditary peers: by-elections), following the retirement of the Earl of Selborne on 26 March 2020 and the retirement of Lord Denham on 26 April 2021 and the non-attendance of Lord Selsdon, sat first in Parliament having first taken and subscribed the oath… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 12:06)
Item number 3
Oath Richard John Denison, Lord Londesborough, having received a Writ of Summons in accordance with Standing Order 9 (Hereditary peers: by-elections), following the retirement of the Countess of Mar, subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 12:07)
Item number 4
Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The conduct of Lord Mann. (4th Report, HL Paper 38)
Item number 5
International Agreements The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Japan for Co-Operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (with Agreed Minutes), reported for… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 6
Monken Hadley Common Bill The Examiners certified that no further Standing Order is applicable.
Item number 7
Children's rights: digital environment A question was asked by Baroness Kidron and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 12:10)
Item number 8
Channel 4: funding and governance A question was asked by Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 12:21)
Item number 9
Crown Dependencies: contributions A question was asked by Lord Wallace of Saltaire and answered by Lord Wolfson of Tredegar. (at 12:31)
Item number 10
Government departments: non-executive directors A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord True. (at 12:40)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 12:51)
Item number 11
Deprived areas A private notice question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Baroness Penn. (at 13:00)
Item number 12
Certificate of Loss Bill [HL] Baroness Benjamin presented a Bill to make provision for a certificate to be issued to mothers in respect of miscarried and still-born children not eligible for registration under the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953; to establish a database for archiving the certificate and recording information about the miscarriage or still-birth; and for c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 13:15)
Item number 13
Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Baroness Scott of Bybrook, on behalf of Lord Greenhalgh, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 27 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:16)
Item number 14
Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance, Young Carer Grants, Short-term Assistance and Winter Heating Assistance) (Consequential Provision and Modifications) Order 2021 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 17 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 13:16)
Item number 15
Space Industry (Appeals) Regulations 2021 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:17)
Item number 16
Space Industry Regulations 2021 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:17)
Item number 17
Spaceflight Activities (Investigation of Spaceflight Accidents) Regulations 2021 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:17)
Item number 18
Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Space) Order 2021 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 May 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 13:17)
Item number 19
COVID-19: education attendance Baroness Berridge answered Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people’s attendance in educational settings, asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 30 June. (at 13:18)
Item number 20
Emergency COVID contracts Lord True answered Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on Her Majesty’s Government’s use of emergency COVID-19 contracts, asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 June. (at 13:30)
Item number 21
International travel Baroness Vere of Norbiton answered Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on Her Majesty’s Government’s plans for international travel, asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 June. (at 13:40)
Item number 22
EU settlement scheme Baroness Williams of Trafford answered Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the EU Settlement Scheme, asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 29 June. (at 13:51)
Item number 23
Military personnel overseas: vaccinations Baroness Goldie answered Questions on an answer to an Urgent Question on the vaccination of UK military personnel serving overseas, asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 23 June. (at 14:02)
Item number 24
UK foreign aid programme (3-hour debate) Lord Fowler moved that this House takes note of the importance of the UK foreign aid programme. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:12)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 16:30)
Item number 25
UK government union capability (1½-hour debate) The Earl of Kinnoull moved that this House takes note of (1) The Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability, and (2) the progress update on the review of intergovernmental relations, both published on 24 March. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:51)
The House adjourned at 6.18pm until Monday 5 July at 1.00pm.
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