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Minutes for 16 April 2018

Chamber

Item number 7
India: right of self-determination A question was asked by Lord Ahmed and answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott. (at 14:38)
Item number 8
Terrorism: public alert technology A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:44)
Item number 9
Worldwide free trade A question was asked by Lord Spicer and answered by Baroness Fairhead. (at 14:53)
Item number 10
Brexit: transition period A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:01)
Item number 11
European Union (Withdrawal) Bill Lord Callanan moved that the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 5 Schedule 1 Clauses 6 to 9 Clause 16 Schedule 7 Clause 17 Clause 10 Schedule 2 Clause 11 Schedule 3 Clause 14 Schedule 6 Clause 15 Clause 12 Schedule 4 Clause 13 Schedule 5 Clauses 18 and 19 Schedules 8 and 9 Title. The… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:10)
Item number 12
Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2018 Lord Henley moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 February 2018 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:11)
Item number 13
Companies (Disclosure of Address) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 Lord Henley moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 February 2018 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:33)
Item number 14
Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 28 February 2018 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:56)
Item number 15
Windrush generation: immigration status The Earl of Courtown repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 16:35)
Item number 16
Syria The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 16:49)
Item number 17
United Kingdom Convergence Programme Lord Bates moved that this House approves, for the purposes of Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, HM Government’s assessment of the medium term economic and fiscal position as set out in the latest Budget document and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s most recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook and Fiscal Sustainabili… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:06)
Item number 18
Lifelong learning A question was asked by Baroness Garden of Frognal and, after debate, answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 18:30)
The House adjourned at 7.49pm until Tuesday 17 April at 2.30pm.
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