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HANSARDHouse of Lords: AllowancesI am sure that all members of the commission—a number of whom are here today—including me, will take that on board. We meet regularly, and I am sure that such discussions will…06 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: Allowances1. The Resolution of the House of 20 July 2010 (House of Lords Allowance) shall temporarily cease to have effect in respect of attendances after 20 April 2020. 2. Members of this…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the House (Virtual Proceedings relating to the Committee stage of public bills and to Messages and First Readings)I thank the noble Lord and the noble Baroness. I had of course made a note to thank all Peers across all Benches, including the Opposition Front Bench, and of course I thank my…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Baroness Boycott, which is set down to take place in a Virtual Proceeding on Thursday 14 May, be time-limited to 3 hours and that the…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Baroness Williams of Trafford, which is set down to take place in a Virtual Proceeding today, be time-limited to 2 hours.06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI entirely agree that today’s debate is extremely important and I am delighted that we have been able to facilitate it. Our Benches have, quite rightly, given a Conservative Party…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Boswell of Aynho, which is set down to take place in a Virtual Proceeding on Tuesday 12 May, be time-limited to 3 hours and that…06 May 2020HANSARDPrivate International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill [HL]That the order of commitment of 17 March be discharged and that the Bill be committed to a Virtual Committee.06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the House (Virtual Proceedings relating to the Committee stage of public bills and to Messages and First Readings)That, further to the resolution of the House of 21 April, until further Order— 1. Committee stages of public bills may take place in Virtual Committee. 2. Such Proceedings shall…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the House (Virtual Proceedings relating to the Committee stage of public bills and to Messages and First Readings)My Lords, from next Wednesday we will begin taking the Committee stages of public Bills virtually. These virtual Committees will constitute the Committee stages of these Bills in…06 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: AllowancesMy Lords, both Houses have been operating under unprecedented circumstances over the last few weeks and I know I speak for the whole commission membership when I convey thanks to…06 May 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: AllowancesI thank all noble Lords for their comments. I am going to restrict my comments on this Motion to allowances, because we will come on to some broader points that noble Lords raised…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of the Lord Archbishop of York, which is set down to take place in a Virtual Proceeding today, be time-limited to 3 hours. Amendment to…06 May 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Addington, which is set down to take place in a Virtual Proceeding on Thursday 30 April, be time-limited to 3 hours and that the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat, in the event of a debate on a motion relating to the United Kingdom’s Convergence Programme being set down in a Virtual Proceeding on Tuesday 5 May, the debate be…28 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, this time last week, the House agreed that certain types of business could be taken in a Virtual Proceeding. So far, we have had virtual Oral Questions, debates,…28 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat until 21 May 2020: (1) debates on statutory instruments taken in a Virtual Proceeding shall be time-limited to 1½ hours; and (2) this time limit may be varied by the…28 Apr 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat, until 21 May 2020, and notwithstanding any prior resolution of the House: (1) only public bills sponsored by a Minister of the Crown shall be considered; (2) no motions for…25 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the Coronavirus Bill and the Contingencies Fund Bill will receive Royal Assent this evening, and that will be notified to both Houses tonight. This means that the House…25 Mar 2020HANSARDCoronavirus BillMy Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to acquaint the House that they, having been informed of the purport of the…25 Mar 2020