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Minutes for 31 January 2018

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The House met at 10.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. (at 10:00)
Item number 1
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. (12th Report, HL Paper 73)
Item number 2
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2018 (SI 2018/60) Draft Enhanced Partnership Plans and Schemes (Objections) Regulations 2018 Draft Works Detrimental to Navigation (Powe… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
City of London Corporation (Open Spaces) Bill The bill was reported from the Unopposed Bill Committee without amendment.
Item number 4
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The debate on the amendment to the motion that the bill be now read a second time, at end to insert "but that this House regrets that the bill makes no provision for the opinion of the people to be secured on the terms on which Her Majesty’s Government propose that the United Kingdom withdraw from the European Union", was resumed. After debate, th… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 10:07)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 13:41)
Item number 5
Income inequality A question was asked by Baroness Lister of Burtersett and answered by Lord Taylor of Holbeach. (at 15:00)
Item number 6
NHS: clinical negligence claims A question was asked by Lord Sharkey and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 15:09)
Item number 7
Brexit: transition period A question was asked by Lord Lennie and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:17)
Item number 8
Prisons: careers guidance A question was asked by Lord Beecham and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 15:24)
Item number 9
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The debate on the amendment to the motion for second reading was resumed. After debate, the amendment was withdrawn. Then the original motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 15:32)
The House adjourned at 10.19pm until Thursday 01 February at 11.00am.
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