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Minutes for 4 March 2019

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Portsmouth. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Lord Bhattacharyya The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that Lord Bhattacharyya, a member of the House, had died on 1 March 2019. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny (Sub-Committee A) The following Report from the Sub-Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Amendments Relating to the Provision of Integrated Care Regulations 2019 Primary Medical Services (Prohibition on the Sale of Goodwill) Regulations 2019 Includes information paragr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
Bribery Act 2010 The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny. (HL Paper 303)
Item number 4
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: Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2017–19. (3rd Special Report, HL Paper 304)
Item number 5
Specialist domestic abuse services A question was asked by Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:37)
Item number 6
Brexit: museums and galleries A question was asked by Lord Lee of Trafford and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde. (at 14:46)
Item number 7
Women's rights: SheDecides Day A question was asked by Lord Oates and answered by Lord Bates. (at 14:53)
Item number 8
Cannabis: medicinal use A question was asked by Baroness Meacher and answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford. (at 15:00)
Item number 9
Parking (Code of Practice) Bill Earl Howe signified the Queen's consent. The bill was read a third time. Then, after debate, the bill was passed. (at 15:08)
Item number 10
Offensive Weapons Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 74. Amendments 92 and 93, 97 to 102, 103A to 106 and 107A to 117 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 162) (at 15:10)
Item number 11
Knife crime Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:06)
Item number 12
Privatised probation system Baroness Vere of Norbiton repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:20)
Item number 13
Eurotunnel The Earl of Courtown repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:34)
Item number 14
Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb moved that this House regrets, in the light of the worsening climate emergency, that the Feed-in Tariffs (Closure, etc.) Order 2018 will end the export tariff for small-scale renewable energy without any replacement scheme in place; will result in new installations having to export their electricity to the N… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:48)
The House adjourned at 7.33pm until Tuesday 5 March at 2.30pm.

Grand Committee

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

Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:30)
Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:04)
Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:38)
National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:29)
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Callanan moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Consequential Modifications and Repeals and Revocations) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:55)
The Committee adjourned at 6.47pm.
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