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Minutes for 14 November 2017

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Ely. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Lord Imbert The Lord Speaker informed the House that Lord Imbert, a member of the House, had died on 13 November 2017. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Water Abstraction (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017 and three related instruments. (10th Report, HL Paper 37)
Item number 3
Armed Forces: cuts A question was asked by Lord Craig of Radley and answered by the Earl of Courtown. (at 14:59)
Item number 4
Foreign policy: support for UK businesses in global trade A question was asked by Viscount Waverley and answered by the Earl of Courtown. (at 14:44)
Item number 5
Brexit: food prices A question was asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 14:51)
Item number 6
 Daesh: Raqqa A private notice question was asked by Lord West of Spithead and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:06)
Item number 7
Space Industry Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendments 3, 8 to 10, 12 and 13, 16 and 17, 19 and 20, 22 to 33, and 34 to 40 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 73) (at 15:16)
Item number 8
Northern Ireland Budget Bill Lord Duncan of Springbank moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the Committee was negatived. Then, Standing Order 46 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and passed. (at 17:35)
Item number 9
New Towns A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:36)
The House adjourned at 7.56pm until Wednesday 15 November at 3.00pm.
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