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HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportMy Lords, I beg to move that the Second Report of the Liaison Committee be agreed to. I am once again very grateful indeed to all the Members of the House who put forward…29 Jul 2020HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportThat the Report from the Select Committee A Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (4th Report, HL Paper 115) be agreed to.29 Jul 2020HANSARDLiaison Committee ReportMy Lords, I beg to move that the Fourth Report of the Liaison Committee be agreed to. As a consequence of the UK leaving the European Union, powers previously exercised at an EU…29 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Debt CollectionMy Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed.23 Jul 2020HANSARDStudent LoansMy Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed.23 Jul 2020HANSARDArrangement of BusinessMy Lords, the Hybrid Sitting of the House will now begin. Some Members are here in the Chamber, respecting social distancing, and others are participating remotely, but all…23 Jul 2020HANSARDHealthcare Students: Tuition FeesMy Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed. We now come to the second Oral Question.23 Jul 2020HANSARDSecondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee02 Jul 2020HANSARDProcedure CommitteeMy Lords, the report makes a single, simple recommendation, to which I will briefly set out the background for the benefit of the House. The Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration…02 Jul 2020HANSARDProcedure CommitteeThat the Report from the Select Committee Parliamentary Works Estimate Commission (2nd Report, HL Paper 46) be agreed to.02 Jul 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThe noble Lord has been both determined and courteous in his approach to this. I will certainly bring up this issue. Standing Order 10 was suspended for three months, and it has…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThat issue is outwith my remit, but the Government’s business managers are listening to this. Again, I will convey that to the business managers to reflect the strength of feeling…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThe noble Lord, Lord Grocott, has a question, and I presume that will add to what the noble Lord, Lord Truscott, has said. Again, the Burns report was set to ensure that we…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThat is a very perceptive point on this issue, and it feeds into the point I made about the limits on the House and the Procedure Committee. The Appointments Commission has done…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeI inform the noble Lord that the Burns committee is still sitting. If it had not been for the lockdown, the committee would have been producing its fourth report. I am sure that…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeMy Lords, under the Life Peerages Act 1958, Her Majesty has the power to confer a peerage for life, and that peerage entitles the holder “to receive writs of summons to attend the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThe House endorsed the Burns report. There is a keenness to ensure that we reduce the size of the House. Pressure or further lobbying on this issue can be made, whether in the…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThat is a matter for the Procedure Committee. I made reference to our possibly undermining the Act of Parliament. However, I will refer the noble Lord’s question to the Procedure…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeThe suggestion of benchmarks is very sensible. The outline for the appointments was from 2017 to 2022. I am sure that the Burns committee will look at that issue when it…23 Jun 2020HANSARDHouse of Lords: SizeWe have mentioned the House of Lords Appointments Commission, and it is doing an excellent job. I am sure it will have keen views and reflections on that issue as we go forward.23 Jun 2020