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Minutes for 12 November 2018

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Privileges and Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The conduct of Lord Lester of Herne Hill. (2nd Report, HL Paper 220)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny (Sub-Committee A) The following Report from the Sub-Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain instruments, including: Competition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. (5th Report, HL Paper 221)
Item number 3
National Security Strategy The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Cyber Security of the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure. (3rd Report, HL Paper 222)
Item number 4
Brexit: Government position A question was asked by Lord Dykes and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
Operation Conifer: Sir Edward Heath A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 14:46)
Item number 6
First World War commemoration: Pakistan A question was asked by Lord Ahmed and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:52)
Item number 7
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012: review A question was asked by Lord Bach and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 15:01)
Item number 8
Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [HL] The report was received. (at 15:08)
Item number 9
Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill The bill was further considered in Committee, beginning with amendment 42. Amendments were considered. The House resumed after amendment 59A. (at 15:09)
Item number 10
Stop and search powers Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 19:24)
Item number 11
Social media services A question was asked by Lord Stevenson of Balmacara and, after debate, answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde. (at 19:35)
The House adjourned at 8.27pm until Tuesday 13 November at 2.30pm.
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