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Minutes for 20 July 2021
Chamber
The House met at 12 noon.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
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Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links The Rt Hon. Ruth Elizabeth Davidson, having been created Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links, of Lundin Links in the County of Fife, for life by Letters Patent dated 16 July, was introduced between Lord Keen of Elie and Lord McInnes of Kilwinning, took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct.
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Oath Thomas Edward Coke, the Earl of Leicester 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 and sig… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Select Committee Reports
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COVID-19
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Beyond Digital: The Government’s Response. (1st Report, HL Paper 51)
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Secondary Legislation Scrutiny
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Includes information paragraphs on:
Drawn to the special attention of the House:
Draft Organics (Equivalence and Control Bodies Listing) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
8 instruments relating to COVID-19
International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) N… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Science and Technology
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Battery strategy goes flat: Net-zero target at risk (1st Report, HL Paper 53)
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Communications and Digital
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Freedom of expression in the digital age. (1st Report, HL Paper 54)
Public Business
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Ecclesiastical Committee The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) acquainted the House that, pursuant to section 2 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, he had nominated Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean to be a member of the Ecclesiastical Committee, and to serve for the duration of the present Parliament.
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Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official Documents A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord True.
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Human rights due diligence A question was asked by Baroness Sheehan and answered by Lord Callanan.
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Chinese products and companies: human rights violations A question was asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie.
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National Food Strategy independent review A question was asked by Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe and answered by Lord Benyon.
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Minimum Energy Performance of Buildings Bill [HL] Lord Foster of Bath presented a Bill to make provision to increase the energy performance of buildings; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 46)
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Conduct Lord Mance moved that the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord James of Blackheath, Lord Kalms, Lord Willoughby de Broke and Baroness Mone (3rd Report, HL Paper 36) be agreed to. Then Lord Cormack moved, as an amendment to the motion, leave out after "that" and insert "consideration of the Report from the Select Committee The conduct of Lord… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 12:58)
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Medical Devices (Northern Ireland Protocol) Regulations 2021 Lord Bethell moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 June 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to.
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Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Lord Bethell moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 17 June 2021 be approved. Then Baroness Thornton moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end to insert “that this House welcomes that the draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 1, 2, 4, 9 (see division 4), 10, 11 to 24 and 25 were agreed to. Amendment 26 was disagreed to (see division 5). Amendment 27 was disagreed to (see division 6). Amendments 35, 38, 40, 41, 45 and 46 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 47)
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The House adjourned. The House resumed.
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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without amendment.
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Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 Lord Bethell moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 June 2021 be approved. Then Baroness Wheeler moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end to insert “but that this House regrets that the Regulations do not include any information about how the legislation… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Legacy of Northern Ireland's past Viscount Younger of Leckie answered Questions on a Ministerial statement on addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past, made in the House of Commons on Wednesday 14 July.
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The House adjourned at 8.49pm until Thursday 21 July at 12 noon.
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
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Grand Committee
The Grand Committee met in the Committee Room 2A at 2.30pm.
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] The Grand Committee further considered the bill, beginning with amendment 17. Amendments were considered. It was ordered that the bill be reported without amendment.
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The Committee adjourned at 5.45pm.
The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed.
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The Committee adjourned. The Committee resumed.
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