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Minutes for 29 June 2022
Chamber
The House met at 3.00pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Guildford.
(at 15:00)
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Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Astor of Hever under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 22 July 2022.
Select Committee Reports
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2
Statutory Instruments
The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed:
Draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2022
Draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Draft Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Draft Business and Planning Act 2020 (Pavement Licences) (Corona… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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3
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform
The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Domestic Premises (Electrical Safety Certificate) Bill [HL]
Healthy Homes Bill [HL]
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
Heritage Railways and Tramways (Voluntary Work) Bill [HL]
Climate and Ecology Bill [HL]. (6th Report, HL Paper 33)
Public Business
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Schools: citizenship education A question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Baroness Barran.
(at 15:06)
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Extradition Act 2003 A question was asked by Lord Moylan and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.
(at 15:17)
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Trades Union Congress: levelling up A question was asked by Lord Balfe and answered by Lord Callanan.
(at 15:24)
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Rail dispute: Michael Ford QC A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton.
(at 15:34)
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Schools Bill [HL] Baroness Barran moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 3
Schedule 1
Clauses 4 to 7
Schedule 2
Clauses 8 to 45
Schedule 3Clauses 46 to 52
Schedule 4
Clause 53 to 64
Schedule 5
Clauses 65 to 71
Title.
The motion was agreed to.
(at 15:45)
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9
Local Government (Exclusion of Non-commercial Considerations) (England) Order 2022 Lord Greenhalgh moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 25 May 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 15:45)
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Local Authority and Combined Authority Elections (Nomination of Candidates) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Greenhalgh moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 15:45)
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11
Plant Health etc. (Miscellaneous Fees) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, on behalf of Lord Benyon, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 6 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 15:46)
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12
Common Agricultural Policy (Cross-Compliance Exemptions and Transitional Regulation) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, on behalf of Lord Benyon, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc.
(at 15:46)
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Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 17A. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after clause 72 was agreed to.
(at 15:47)
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Agricultural fertilizer and feed: rising costs A question was asked by Lord Redesdale and, after debate, answered by Lord Benyon.
(at 19:55)
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Metropolitan Police Service Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated a statement made in the House of Commons.
(at 20:52)
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Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 43. Amendments were considered. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment.
(at 21:27)
The House adjourned at 10.22pm until Thursday 30 June at 11.00am.
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