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Minutes for 23 January 2023

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Durham. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Baroness Chalker of Wallasey under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that she would retire from the House on 3 February 2023.
Item number 2
Economic Affairs The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Research and development tax relief and expenditure credit. (3rd Report, HL Paper 137)
Item number 3
Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL] The bill was presented and read a first time.
Item number 4
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] The bill was presented and read a first time.
Item number 5
REUL Bill: Trade Unions and workers' rights A question was asked by Lord Balfe and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:36)
Item number 6
Afghanistan: girls and women A question was asked by Baroness Gohir and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 14:47)
Item number 7
Levelling Up: funding allocation A question was asked by Lord Liddle and answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook. (at 14:57)
Item number 8
Rape: Operation Soteria A question was asked by Baroness Chakrabarti and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 15:07)
Item number 9
Children seeking asylum: safeguarding A private notice question was asked by Lord Scriven and answered by Lord Murray of Blidworth. (at 15:18)
Item number 10
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill A bill to make provision about leave and pay for employees with responsibility for children receiving neonatal care was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 90) (at 15:34)
Item number 11
Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 90–EN)
Item number 12
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill A bill to ensure that tips, gratuities and service charges paid by customers are allocated to workers was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 91) (at 15:34)
Item number 13
Pensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill A bill to make provision about prohibiting the trustees and managers of pension schemes from being indemnified in respect of penalties imposed under pensions dashboards regulations was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 92) (at 15:34)
Item number 14
Pensions Dashboard (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 92–EN)
Item number 15
Shark Fins Bill A bill to prohibit the import and export of shark fins and to make provision relating to the removal of fins from sharks was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 93) (at 15:35)
Item number 16
Government of Wales (Devolved Powers) Bill [HL] The order of commitment was discharged. (at 15:35)
Item number 17
Electric vehicle battery production Lord Callanan answered questions on an Urgent Question asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday 18 January. (at 15:37)
Item number 18
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. (at 15:47)
Item number 19
Environmental Targets (Water) (England) Regulations 2022 Lord Benyon moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2022 be approved. Then Baroness Hayman of Ullock moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end insert "but that this House regrets the lack of ambition and urgency contained in the Regulations; notes that in relation to the department’s consultati… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:40)
The House adjourned at 7.50pm until Tuesday 24 January at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023 Baroness Neville-Rolfe moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Amendment of List of Responders) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:45)
Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022 Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 17) Regulations 2022. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:17)
Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023 Lord Bellamy moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Civil Legal Aid (Housing and Asylum Accommodation) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:38)
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 Lord Bellamy moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid: Family and Domestic Abuse) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:58)
Local Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023 Baroness Scott of Bybrook moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Local Government (Structural Changes) (Supplementary Provision and Amendment) Order 2023. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:26)
The Committee adjourned at 5.51pm.
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