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Minutes for 14 January 2019

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Viscount Slim The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that Viscount Slim, a member of the House, had died on 12 January 2019. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 14 January 2019 of Lord Mogg under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 14:36)
Item number 3
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny (Sub-Committee A) The following Report from the Sub-Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Recommendations on the following proposed negatives: Electricity and Gas (Market Integrity and Transparency) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Electricity and Gas etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Electricity Network Codes and Gu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Brexit: agriculture A question was asked by Lord Wigley and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
Yemen: humanitarian situation A question was asked by Lord Ahmed and answered by Lord Bates. (at 14:44)
Item number 6
Islamophobia A question was asked by Baroness Finn and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:52)
Item number 7
Immigration: removal centres A question was asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:00)
Item number 8
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration The adjourned debate on the motion that this House, for the purposes of section 13(1)(c) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, takes note of the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nor… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:29)
Item number 9
Leaving the European Union The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 18:02)
Item number 10
Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration Baroness Smith of Basildon moved that this House, while noting that it is for the House of Commons to determine the matter, considers that a no deal outcome to negotiations under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union must be emphatically rejected, and regrets that withdrawal from the European Union on the terms set ou… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:07)
The House adjourned at 10.19pm until Tuesday 15 January at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

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

Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. After debate, the motion was negatived. (at 15:30)
Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. After debate, the motion was negatived. (at 17:11)
Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. After debate, the motion was negatived. (at 19:11)
The Committee adjourned at 7.44pm.
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