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Minutes for 20 February 2019

Chamber

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology: frozen eggs storage A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford. (at 15:06)
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Brexit: legislation A question was asked by Lord Beith and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 15:15)
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Retirement age: women A question was asked by Baroness Bryan of Partick and answered by Baroness Buscombe. (at 15:23)
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Yemen: United Kingdom arms sales to Saudi Arabia A question was asked by Lord Tunnicliffe and answered by Baroness Fairhead. (at 15:31)
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Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2019 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:39)
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Construction Products (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:42)
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Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Earl Howe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:43)
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Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Earl Howe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:43)
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Brexit: economic impact Lord Bates repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 15:43)
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Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill A message was brought from the Commons that they concur with the resolution of this House of 23 October 2018 relating to a Joint Committee to consider and report on the draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill presented to both Houses on 23 July 2018 (Cm 9635) and that they have ordered: That a Select Committee of six Members be… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 21:00)

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Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2019 Earl Howe moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 24 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:56)
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Judicial Pensions and Fee-Paid Judges’ Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:53)
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Cross-Border Mediation (EU Directive) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:16)
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Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:42)
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Road Vehicle Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 18:50)
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Citizenship status Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:51)
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Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:05)
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Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 24 January 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Randerson moved, as an amendment to the motion, at the end insert “but this House regrets that residents of the United Kingdom could be denied access to justice when injured abroad as t… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 19:36)
Item number 22
Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 January 2019 be approved. Then Lord Adonis moved, as an amendment to the motion, leave out from “that” to the end and insert “this House declines to approve the draft Regulations because they were not subject to consultation o… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 20:24)
The House adjourned at 9.00pm until Thursday 21 February at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Aquatic Animal Health and Alien Species in Aquaculture (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:45)
Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Equine (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:19)
Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Aquatic Animal Health and Plant Health (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:08)
Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Animals (Legislative Functions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:58)
Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Fertilisers and Ammonium Nitrate Material (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:00)
The Committee adjourned at 6.35pm.
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