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Minutes for 9 October 2018

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Newcastle. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
PC Palmer inquest The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) made a statement. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2018 School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Order 2018 Correspondence: Implementation backlog for international agreements. (41st Report, HL Paper 190)
Item number 3
European Union The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Brexit: plant and animal biosecurity. (21st Report, HL Paper 191)
Item number 4
Richmond Burgage Pastures Bill [HL] The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith) informed the House that the Promoters do not intend to proceed further with the bill.
Item number 5
National Accident Prevention Strategy A question was asked by Lord Jordan and answered by the Earl of Courtown. (at 14:37)
Item number 6
United Nations: global goals for sustainable development A question was asked by Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale and answered by Lord Bates. (at 14:45)
Item number 7
Recycling A question was asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 14:53)
Item number 8
NHS: diabetes A question was asked by Lord Morris of Aberavon and answered by the Earl of Courtown. (at 15:01)
Item number 9
Jamal Khashoggi A private notice question was asked by Baroness Northover and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 15:08)
Item number 10
Act of Union Bill [HL] Lord Lisvane presented a bill to provide a renewed constitutional form for the peoples of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to continue to join together to form the United Kingdom; to affirm that the peoples of those nations and parts have chosen, subject to and in accordance with the provisions of this Act, to continue to pool their sovereignty… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:16)
Item number 11

Rural Economy Lord Boswell of Aynho, on behalf of the Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith), moved that Baroness Hodgson of Abinger be appointed a member of the Select Committee in place of Baroness O'Cathain, resigned. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:16)

Item number 12
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Baroness Williams of Trafford moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 15:17)
Item number 13
Food labelling Lord Gardiner of Kimble repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:07)
Item number 14
Overseas development aid Lord Bates repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:21)
Item number 15
Brexit: negotiations Lord Callanan repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 18:35)
The House adjourned at 9.58pm until Wednesday 10 October at 3.00pm.
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