Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill (HL). Committee stage first sitting (morning).

Programme motion agreed to. Written evidence motion agreed to. Clauses 1 and 2 agreed to. Amendment to clause 3 debated and negatived on division (8 votes to 9). Amendments to schedule debated and negatived on division (8 votes to 9, in four cases). Schedule agreed to. Government amendment made to clause 4. Clause 4 agreed to as amended. New clause 1 (Review of the delegation of legal advice and judicial functions to authorised staff), debated and negatived on division (8 votes to 9). Bill, as amended, to be reported (Bill 301).