Northern Ireland Protocol Bill Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon moved that the House do now resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill. Then Baroness Chapman of Darlington moved, as an amendment to that motion, at end insert “but that this House regrets the absence of (1) a response by His Majesty’s Government to the 7th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, (2) the publication of an impact assessment outlining the likely consequences of the use of powers in this Bill on the Northern Ireland business community, (3) the publication of draft regulations which may be laid using the powers in this Bill, and (4) any formal report to Parliament on the status of negotiations with the European Union; and calls on His Majesty’s Government to provide this information before the House considers the Bill at Report Stage.” Then Baroness Altmann moved, as an amendment to the amendment in the name of Baroness Chapman of Darlington, to leave out from “information” and insert “and to lay before Parliament (a) a comprehensive United Kingdom economic and sectoral impact assessment of the legislation, and (b) a report on their consultations with representatives of all the main Northern Ireland political parties and business sectors, before the House considers the Bill at Report Stage." After debate, the amendment in the name of Baroness Altmann was withdrawn. Then the amendment in the name of Baroness Chapman of Darlington was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to and the bill was considered in Committee. The House resumed after amendment 3.

Tuesday 25 October 2022 between 15:57 and 20:33

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