House of Lords debates

Wednesday, 30 November 2022

  • UEFA Euro 2020 Final - Question

    26 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the conclusions of the report by Baroness Casey of Blackstock An independent Review of events surrounding the UEFA Euro...

  • Financial Inclusion in England - Question

    20 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to increase financial inclusion in England.

  • Education System - Question

    30 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve the education system.

  • Care Homes: Severely Disabled People - Question

    18 speeches

    To ask His Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that some care charities have been forced to evict severely disabled people from their care homes because of...

  • Bank Holidays (Wales) Bill [HL] - First Reading

    A Bill to amend the Government of Wales Act 2006 and to devolve powers to set bank holidays. The Bill was introduced by Baroness Humphreys, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

  • Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill - First Reading

    The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

  • Arrangement of Business - Announcement

    1 speech

    My Lords, following the introduction of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill, I wonder if I could update noble Lords on the arrangements for this House to consider the Bill....

  • Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Order of Consideration Motion

    1 speech

    Baroness Williams of Trafford: Moved by Baroness Williams of Trafford That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 11, Schedule,...

  • Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) (Terms of Agreement) Regulations 2022

    1 speech

    Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 October be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 24 November....

  • Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] - Second Reading

    1 speech

    My Lords, a Second Reading Committee considered the Bill in the Moses Room on 7 November. Bill read a second time and committed to a Special Public Bill Committee.

  • Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] - Third Reading

  • Covid-19: PPE Procurement - Commons Urgent Question

    12 speeches

    The following Answer to an Urgent Question was given in the House of Commons on Thursday 24 November. “Sourcing, producing and distributing PPE is, even in normal times, a uniquely complex...

  • Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests - Commons Urgent Question

    17 speeches

    My Lords, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend to an Urgent Question in another place. The Statement is as follows: “Mr Speaker, the...

  • Procurement Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day)

    Clause 40: Direct award to protect life, etc

    • Amendment 72

      16 speeches

      Lord Scriven: Moved by Lord Scriven 72: Clause 40, page 26, line 22, at end insert—“(3A) Provision under subsection (1) must not confer any preferential treatment on suppliers...

    • Amendments 74 and 75

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 74: Clause 43, page 27, line 40, at end insert—“(5A) A condition set under subsection (4)(a) may not—(a) require the...

      Amendment 76

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 76: After Clause 43, divide Clause 43 into two Clauses, the first (Frameworks) to consist of subsections (1) to (3) and (12) to (17) and...

      Amendment 77

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 77: Clause 48, page 31, line 40, at end insert—“(ba) awarded under section 39 or 41 (direct award and switching to direct...

      Amendment 78

      9 speeches

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 78: Clause 49, page 32, line 7, leave out “£2” and insert “£5”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendment 80

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 80: Clause 50, page 32, line 36, leave out “£2” and insert “£5”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendment 84

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 84: Clause 54, page 36, line 19, after first “a” insert “covered”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 85 to 88

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 85: Schedule 6, page 95, line 38, after “steal,” insert “uttering, embezzlement,”Member’s explanatory...

      Amendment 90

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 90: Schedule 7, page 104, line 14, leave out paragraph 6Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would remove the discretionary...

      Amendment 91

      17 speeches

      Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: Moved by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath 91: Schedule 7, page 106, line 41, at end insert—“Involvement in forced organ harvesting15A (1) A discretionary exclusion...

      Amendments 92 and 93

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 92: Schedule 7, page 107, line 20, at end insert—“(da) paragraph 13(4) (adverse information about supplier published by...

      Amendment 94

      2 speeches

      Lord Alton of Liverpool: Moved by Lord Alton of Liverpool 94: After Clause 61, insert the following new Clause—“Timeline for removal of suppliers (1) Within 6 months of the passing...

      Amendments 98 and 99

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 98: Clause 63, page 42, line 27, leave out from “by” to end of line 28 and insert “a school”Member’s...

      Amendment 100

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 100: Clause 64, page 44, line 8, at end insert “or in relation to a public contract awarded by a school”Member’s...

      Amendment 101

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 101: Clause 65, page 44, line 21, leave out from “by” to end of line 22 and insert “a school,(d) awarded by a...

      Amendment 102

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 102: Clause 68, page 46, line 22, leave out from “by” to end of line 23 and insert “a school”Member’s...

      Amendment 103

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 103: Clause 70, page 48, line 12, after “awarded” insert “as part of a procurement”Member’s explanatory...

      Amendment 104

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 104: Clause 72, page 48, line 29, leave out “£2” and insert “£5”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 106 and 107

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 106: Clause 72, page 48, line 35, after “awarded” insert “as part of a procurement”Member’s explanatory...

      Amendments 108 and 109

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 108: Clause 74, page 50, line 25, before “contracting” insert “relevant”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 110 to 112

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 110: Clause 76, page 51, line 10, after “a” insert “covered”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is...

      Amendment 114

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 114: Clause 77, page 51, line 34, after “a” insert “covered”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is...

      Amendments 115 and 116

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 115: Clause 78, page 52, line 12, after second “a” insert “covered”Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendments 117 to 121

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 117: Clause 79, page 53, line 26, leave out paragraph (a)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the new...

      Amendment 122

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 122: After Clause 80, insert the following new Clause—“Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to consider small and...

      Amendments 124 and 125

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 124: Clause 83, page 56, line 8, leave out “, below-threshold procurement or international organisation...

      Amendment 126

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 126: Clause 84, page 57, line 2, leave out from “procurement” to end of line 3Member’s explanatory statementThis...

      Amendment 127

      12 speeches

      Lord Fox: Moved by Lord Fox 127: Clause 84, page 57, line 13, at end insert—“(3A) A contracting authority does not discriminate if it takes into account environmental, social and...

      Amendment 128

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 128: Clause 85, page 57, line 31, leave out from “means” to “by” in line 33 and insert “procurement carried...

      Amendment 129

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 129: Clause 88, page 59, line 15, at end insert—“(4) A Minister of the Crown must make arrangements to establish and operate...

      Amendment 131

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 131: Clause 89, page 59, line 17, after first “a” insert “covered”Member’s explanatory statement This...

      Amendments 132 and 133

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 132: Clause 90, page 59, line 36, leave out subsection (2)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would remove an unnecessary...

      Amendments 134 to 137

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 134: Clause 92, page 60, line 26, after “with” insert “section 11(4) (requirement to have regard to barriers facing...

      Amendment 138

      9 speeches

      Lord Coaker: Moved by Lord Coaker 138: After Clause 98, insert the following new Clause—“Audit of Ministry of Defence procurement(1) Within one month of the passing of this Act, the...

      Amendment 139

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 139: Clause 99, page 64, line 42, at end insert—“(ca) the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons;(cb) the Corporate Officer...

      Amendment 140

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 140: Clause 100, page 65, line 23, at end insert—“(ba) comply with section (Regulated below-threshold contracts: duty to...

      Amendment 141

      2 speeches

      Lord Alton of Liverpool: Tabled by Lord Alton of Liverpool 141: After Clause 101, insert the following new Clause—“Supply chain resilience against economic coercion and slavery (1)...

      Amendments 142 to 146

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 142: Clause 102, page 66, line 23, leave out “the award of contracts” and insert “procurement”Member’s...

      Amendments 147 to 149

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 147: Clause 103, page 67, line 19, leave out “the award of contracts” and insert “procurement”Member’s...

      Amendments 150 to 154

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 150: Clause 104, page 67, line 42, leave out from “to” to end of line 45 and insert “procurement under—(a) a...

      Amendments 155 and 156

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 155: Clause 105, page 68, line 25, leave out from second “a” to “awarded” on line 26 and insert “procurement...

      Amendments 157 to 162

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 157: Clause 106, page 69, line 30, at end insert “devolved Scottish authorities carrying out procurement under”Member’s...

      Amendment 165

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 165: Schedule 10, page 113, line 39, at end insert—“6A_(1) Section 42 (single source contract regulations: general) is amended...

      Amendment 169

      2 speeches

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 169: Schedule 11, page 118, line 8, leave out paragraphs 8 to 11Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would preserve the...

      Amendment 170

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 170: Clause 111, page 71, leave out lines 11 to 20 and insert—“(1) A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make provision...

      Amendment 173

      1 speech

      Baroness Brinton: Moved by Baroness Brinton 173: Clause 111, leave out Clause 111 and insert—“Application of this Act to procurement by NHS England (1) Omit sections 79 and 80 of the...

      Amendments 174 to 186

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 174: Clause 113, page 72, line 17, at end insert—“(za) section 5 (utilities contracts)”Member’s explanatory...

      Amendment 187

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 187: Clause 114, page 74, line 24, at end insert—““pupil referral unit” means—(a) in England, a pupil...

      Amendment 188

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 188: Clause 114, page 74, line 24, at end insert—““small and medium-sized enterprises” means suppliers...

      Amendment 190

      1 speech

      Baroness Noakes: Moved by Baroness Noakes 190: Clause 114, page 74, line 30, leave out “paid, or to be paid” and insert “payable or paid, receivable or received, or to be paid...

      Amendments 191 and 192

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 191: Clause 114, page 74, line 31, at end insert—“(3) In this Act, a reference to a contract awarded by a school includes a...

      Amendments 193 to 203

      1 speech

      Baroness Neville-Rolfe: Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe 193: Clause 115, page 74, leave out line 37Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on the new definition of...

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