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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on 22 May the House of Lords Commission and the Procedure Committee agreed in principle that the House should begin hybrid proceedings from Monday 8 June. This Motion,…04 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe Second Reading will be a hybrid proceeding—in the Chamber and virtually —as all proceedings will be from Monday.04 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat with effect from 8 June all previous motions relating to Virtual Proceedings shall cease to have effect, that until further Order members may participate remotely as well as…04 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the noble Baroness. The Government, through the usual channels, have been extremely generous with time. We now have extra time for Private Notice Questions. As she rightly…19 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the topical Question for Short Debate in the name of Lord Cormack set down to be asked on Thursday 21 May be limited to one and a half hours not one hour.19 May 2020HANSARDTelecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) BillThat the bill be committed to a Virtual Committee.14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 CommitteeMy Lords, in its first report of this Session, the Liaison Committee recommended that a new Select Committee be set up to look at the long-term implications of Covid-19. This…14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords—14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19 CommitteeThat it is desirable that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic and social wellbeing of the United…14 May 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillThat the bill be committed to a Virtual Committee.14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, at Monday’s meeting of the Procedure Committee, it was agreed that the time limit that applies to Private Notice Questions should be increased from 10 minutes to 15…14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat until further order Private Notice Questions asked in a Virtual Proceeding shall be time limited to 15 minutes not 10.14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, since the start of our Virtual Proceedings, we have time limited individual, party and general debates to three hours each time. This Motion would apply that three-hour…14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat until further Order: 1. Motions for general debate taken in a Virtual Proceeding shall be time limited to 3 hours and that this time limit may be varied by the unanimous…14 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI apologise to the noble Baroness for stepping up too soon—obviously I am not used to dealing with people any more either. I echo the thanks of both the noble Baroness and the…14 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyAs I have said, the Home Office is working closely with the police on the guidance, and I am sure that it will update it through the NPCC and the College of Policing. As the noble…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their comments. Like them, I pay tribute to everybody for the fantastic national effort that we have seen over the last few…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyI thank my noble friend for his question. More than 140,000 tests have been delivered to almost 440 care homes since April. The CQC has referred more than 34,000 care workers for…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyThe Prime Minister has regular conversations with the devolved Administrations. As I said, the leaders of those Administrations are involved in all COBRA meetings and discussions.…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: StrategyWe will certainly look at international evidence. As countries come out of their lockdowns at different rates and through different measures, we will of course all learn from…12 May 2020