Arrangement of Business

Viscount Colville of Culross Excerpts

Monday 29th June 2026 Grand Committee

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Viscount Colville of Culross) (CB)]

Good afternoon, my Lords. If there is a Division in the Chamber while we are sitting, this Committee will adjourn as soon as the Division Bells are rung and resume after 10 minutes.

[Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Wilson of Sedgefield) (Lab)]

Before we start to debate the first group, I remind the Committee of the rules on declaring interests. Noble Lords should declare any relevant financial interest the first time they speak at each stage of a Bill. This means that, in Committee, a relevant financial interest should be declared during the first group on which a noble Lord speaks. Thereafter, the declaration does not need to be repeated in debate on later groups at this stage. Declarations should be specific and brief: Members should briefly indicate the nature of their financial interest and not simply refer to their entry in the Register of Lords’ Interests.

I also remind noble Lords of the guidance in the Companion at paragraph 8.82:

“when withdrawing amendments, noble Lords should be brief and need not respond to all the points made during the debate.”