Monday, 11 January 2021
The House met in a hybrid proceeding.
My Lords, Oral Questions will now commence. Please can those asking supplementary questions keep them short and confined to two points. I ask that Ministers’ answers are also brief.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to support the initiative for an Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the capacity of the National Grid; and what plans they have to commission the construction of small modular reactors to...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to permit (1) the resumption of grassroots sporting fixtures, and (2) the re-opening of sports facilities.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive about extending the Defamation Act 2013 to Northern Ireland.
My Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now resume. I ask Members to respect social distancing. For the Private Notice Question on the national lockdown and homelessness, 15 minutes will...
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the restrictions in place to address the COVID-19 pandemic, whether they plan to reinstate the “Everybody In” scheme in England to...
My Lords, we now move to the next item of business. I will call Members to speak in the order listed in the annexe to today’s list. Interventions during speeches or “before the noble...
Clause 1: Authorisation of criminal conduct
Baroness Chakrabarti: Moved by Baroness Chakrabarti 1: Clause 1, page 1, leave out line 17Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is linked to the amendment in name of Baroness...
Lord Dubs (Lab): Moved by Lord Dubs (Lab) 5: Clause 1, page 2, line 8, at end insert—“(1A) Authorisations granted under this section require judicial approval in accordance with...
Baroness Hamwee: Moved by Baroness Hamwee 6: Clause 1, page 2, line 17, after “person” insert “reasonably”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would insert...
Lord Paddick: Moved by Lord Paddick 7: Clause 1, page 2, line 27, after “detecting” insert “serious”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment will limit the...
Lord Paddick: Moved by Lord Paddick 9: Clause 1, page 2, line 30, at end insert “so far as those interests are also relevant to the interests of national security.” Member’s...
Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab): Moved by Baroness Chakrabarti (Lab) 11: Clause 1, page 3, line 2, at end insert “; and(d) is not carried out for the primary purpose of— (i) encouraging...
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And sometimes to shout at each other.