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HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy Lords, could the noble Lord put his question please?14 Oct 2020HANSARDHousing: Rent, Evictions and Covid-19My Lords, I remind the House that the Procedure Committee has recommended that supplementaries should not last longer than 30 seconds. During the last Question there were examples…13 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, I am always delighted to answer questions from the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, either in or out of the Chamber; I have done it for many hours in the past and, no doubt, I…13 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat Standing Order 72 ( Affirmative Instruments ) be dispensed with on Wednesday 14 October to enable motions to approve the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert…13 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend the Lord Privy Seal, I beg to move the Motion standing in her name on the Order Paper. This Motion will allow the House to debate the three…13 Oct 2020HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThat the bill be referred to a Grand Committee on Tuesday 13 October for debate before Second Reading.12 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, the two Motions standing in my name give effect to a decision taken last week to move the Trade Bill into the Chamber tomorrow and on Thursday for the remainder of its…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillMy Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords for their questions and points. They are important. First, I am grateful for the support for the Motion that is being debated. I do slightly…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTrade BillThat the bill be reported from the Grand Committee in respect of proceedings up to and including Thursday 8 October 2020; and that the order of commitment of 8 September 2020 be…12 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat is a good idea. I will make sure that noble Lords have some warning of when Oral Questions will be. I shall certainly let Members know the timing as soon as possible. I…05 Oct 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am glad to say that the technical issues have been resolved. The plan is to have the three deferred votes that we were expecting to have around 2.15 pm, as outlined on…05 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNo, I cannot, as I do not know how long the problem will take to fix. Obviously, if it is not fixed after the deferred Divisions are over, we will not be able to continue with the…05 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy Lords, the plan is to adjourn now, and then have the deferred Divisions which we were all expecting at 2.15 pm. I propose that the Oral Questions and Private Notice Question be…05 Oct 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, I am sorry to say that the technical problem has not been fixed so we will have to adjourn again until 2 pm.05 Oct 2020HANSARDBusiness of the House05 Oct 2020HANSARDIntroduction: Lord BothamMy Lords, we have another technical problem, as your Lordships know. We will have to adjourn for 15 minutes to see what happens.05 Oct 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to make a brief Statement about what happened yesterday. As noble Lords will have seen, yesterday we experienced serious…01 Oct 2020HANSARDAgriculture BillMy Lords, I have it in command from Her Majesty the Queen to acquaint the House that Her Majesty, having been informed of the purport of the Agriculture Bill, has consented to…01 Oct 2020HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) BillMy Lords, I apologise for the technical hitch; it is the first time that the voting system has let us down. I am afraid that it is not going to be fixed today. We have talked to…30 Sept 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThat the debate on the motion in the name of Lord Bethell set down for Monday 28 September shall be limited to 4½ hours and not 3 hours.24 Sept 2020