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Procurement Bill (HL). Committee stage sixth sitting.

Amendment to clause 57 negatived on division (5 votes to 8). Clause 57 agreed to. Schedule 6 agreed to. Government amendment to schedule 7 agreed to on division (8 votes to 4). Two further amendments negatived on division (5 votes to 8 respectively). Government amendment agreed to. Schedule 7 agreed to as amended. Clause 58 agreed to. Clause 59, discussed with clauses 60 to 63 stand part, Government amendments, and Government new clause 9 (Debarment decisions: interim relief), Government new clause 10 (Debarment proceedings and closed material procedure), and Government new clause 15 (Debarment decisions: appeals (No. 2). Clauses 59 to 61 agreed to. Clauses 62 and 63 agreed to as amended. Clause 64 disagreed to. Motion that clause 65 stand part negatived on division (5 votes to 8). Clause 65 disagreed to. Government amendment to clause 66 agreed to. Clause 66 agreed to as amended. Amendment to clause 67 negatived on division (5 votes to 8). Government amendment agreed to. Clauses 67 and 68 agreed to as amended. Clauses 69 to 76 agreed to, with clauses 74 and 76 agreed to as amended. Schedule 8 agreed to. Clauses 77 to 79 agreed to. Committee adjourned. Written evidence reported to the House.