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Minutes for 20 July 2022

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The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle. (at 15:00)
Item number 1
  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 20 July 2022 of Viscount Ullswater under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 15:08)
Item number 2
Oath Philip John, Lord Remnant, having received a Writ of Summons, sat first in Parliament having first taken and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 15:06)
Item number 3
Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Radice under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 1 August 2022.
Item number 4
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (High-Risk Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022    Draft Drivers’ Hours, Tachographs, International Road Haulage and Licensing of Operators (Amendment) Regulations 2022    Draft Exclusivity Terms for Zero Hours Workers (Un… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 5
Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. (3rd Report, HL Paper 59)
Item number 6
Leaseholders: service charges A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. (at 15:08)
Item number 7
Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:19)
Item number 8
Scottish Parliament: independence referendum  A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord Offord of Garvel. (at 15:29)
Item number 9
Gambling White Paper A question was asked by Lord Foster of Bath and answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay. (at 15:40)
Item number 10
Regulated and Other Activities (Mandatory Reporting of Child Sexual Abuse) Bill [HL] Baroness Grey-Thompson presented a bill to mandate those providing and carrying out regulated or other activities with responsibility for the care of children to report known and suspected child sexual abuse; to protect mandated reporters from detriment; to create a criminal offence of failing to… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:50)
Item number 11
Remote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022 Lord Bellamy moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 27 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:51)
Item number 12
Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 Baroness Penn moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 15 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:51)
Item number 13
Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 2022 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:52)
Item number 14
Chemicals (Health and Safety) Trade and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2022 Baroness Stedman-Scott moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 June 2022 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:52)
Item number 15
Contaminated blood scandal: interim payments for victims Baroness Penn answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Tuesday 19 July. (at 15:53)
Item number 16
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee. (at 16:03)
Item number 17
Slavery and Human Trafficking (Definition of Victim) Regulations 2022 Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 23 May 2022 be approved. Then Lord Coaker moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end insert “but this House regrets that the draft Regulations have not been subject to consultation, and give rise to concerns that the ch… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:57)
Item number 18
Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 30 June 2022 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:07)
The House adjourned at 7.33pm until Thursday 21 July at 11.00am.
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