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Minutes for 5 November 2018

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Coventry. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Lord Skelmersdale The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that Lord Skelmersdale, a member of the House, had died on 2 November 2018. (at 14:37)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny (Sub-Committee A) The following Report from the Sub-Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Recommendation on the following Proposed Negative Statutory Instrument: Mutual Recognition of Protection Measures in Civil Matters (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Report on certain instruments, including: Operation of Air Services (Amendment… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
Devolution: Sheffield City region A question was asked by Lord Scriven and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:37)
Item number 4
Ex-offenders: training and employment A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:45)
Item number 5
Pornographic websites: age-verification A question was asked by Baroness Benjamin and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde. (at 14:53)
Item number 6
Design Engineer Construct programme A question was asked by Lord Redesdale and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 15:00)
Item number 7
Knife crime A private notice question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:08)
Item number 8
Further Education Bodies (Insolvency) Regulations 2018 Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Lord Agnew of Oulton, moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 5 September 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 9
Armistice day: centenary Lord Ashton of Hyde moved that this House takes note of the centenary of the Armistice at the end of the First World War. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:20)
Item number 10
Brexit: arrangements for European Union citizens Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 17:15)
Item number 11
Universal Credit Baroness Buscombe repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 17:28)
The House adjourned at 8.59pm until Tuesday 6 November at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm.

Tenant Fees Bill The Grand Committee considered the bill. Amendments were considered. The Committee adjourned after amendment 26. (at 15:30)
The Committee adjourned at 7.29pm.
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