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Minutes for 8 February 2018

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
Royal Assent The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) notified the Queen's Assent to the following Acts: Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018 c 1 Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 c 2 (at 11:05)
Item number 2
Prisons A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 11:06)
Item number 3
Gulf States: human rights A question was asked by Lord Scriven and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 11:15)
Item number 4
Nurseries and schools: protection from terrorism A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 11:22)
Item number 5
Housing associations A question was asked by Lord Shipley and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 11:30)
Item number 6
Brexit and the Labour Market  (Economic Affairs Committee Report) Lord Forsyth of Drumlean moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Brexit and the Labour Market (1st Report, HL Paper 11). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 11:37)
Item number 7
Working Group on Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 14:27)
Item number 8
Bermuda: same-sex marriage Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 15:02)
Item number 9
Brexit: European Arrest Warrant (European Union Committee Report) Lord Jay of Ewelme moved that this House takes note of the Report from the European Union Committee Brexit: judicial oversight of the European Arrest Warrant (6th Report, HL Paper 16). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:12)
The House adjourned at 4.50pm until Tuesday 20 February at 2.30pm.
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