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Minutes for 4 December 2017

Chamber

Item number 1
Children: oral health A question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Energy: home battery storage A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Lord Henley. (at 14:44)
Item number 3
Nurses and midwives: numbers A question was asked by Baroness Thornton and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 14:51)
Item number 4
Personal identity cards A question was asked by Lord Campbell-Savours and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 15:00)
Item number 5

Procedure Lord McFall of Alcluith moved that the 1st Report from the Select Committee (Procedural changes arising from the two-year session) (HL Paper 33) be agreed to. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:08)

Item number 6
Data Protection Bill [HL] Lord Ashton of Hyde moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 9 Schedule 1 Clauses 10 to 14 Schedules 2 to 4 Clauses 15 and 16 Schedule 5 Clauses 17 to 20 Schedule 6 Clauses 21 to 28 Schedule 7 Clauses 29 to 33 Schedule 8 Clauses 34 to 84 Schedules 9 and 10 Clauses 85 to 110 Schedule… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:11)
Item number 7
Budget Statement Lord Bates moved that this House takes note of the economy in the light of the Budget Statement. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:13)
Item number 8
Social Mobility Commission Lord Agnew of Oulton repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 16:36)
The House adjourned at 9.37pm until Tuesday 05 December at 2.30pm.
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