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Minutes for 21 March 2018

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leeds. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
House of Lords Business Plan It was ordered that the Business Plan of the House of Lords Administration 2018–19, as authorised by the House of Lords Commission, be published. (HL Paper 109)
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 instrument: Draft Combined Authorities (Borrowing) Regulations 2018. (17th Report, HL Paper 108)
Item number 3
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) Bill [HL] Draft Legislative Reform (Constitution of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) Order 2018 Draft Legislative Reform (Regulator of Social Housing) (England) Order 2018. (18th Report, HL Paper… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Human Rights The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Freedom of Speech in Universities. (4th Report, HL Paper 111)
Item number 5
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 242A. Amendments were considered. The House resumed. (at 11:06)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:30)
Item number 6
Police: undercover officers A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:00)
Item number 7
Commonwealth Summit: human rights A question was asked by Baroness Berridge and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:08)
Item number 8
Health: medical respite care A question was asked by Baroness Brinton and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 15:16)
Item number 9
Gender equality: pay A question was asked by Lord Dubs and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:22)
Item number 10
Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill A bill to authorise the issue out of the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland of certain sums for the service of the years ending 31 March 2018 and 2019; to appropriate those sums for specified purposes; to authorise the use for the public service of certain resources for those years; to revise the limits on the use of… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:31)
Item number 11
Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 92–EN)
Item number 12
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 266. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after Schedule 2 was agreed to. (at 18:13)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 17:21)
Item number 13
NHS: staff pay Lord O'Shaughnessy repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:00)
Item number 14
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 302. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 304. (at 15:31)
The House adjourned at 9.43pm until Thursday 22 March at 11.00am.
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