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Minutes for 5 March 2019

Chamber

Item number 4
Gender pay gap A question was asked by Baroness Nye and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
National Health Service: stroke care A question was asked by Baroness Wheeler and answered by Baroness Manzoor. (at 14:46)
Item number 6
Brexit: British airlines A question was asked by Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate and answered by Baroness Sugg. (at 14:52)
Item number 7
Brexit: small businesses A question was asked by Baroness Burt of Solihull and answered by Lord Henley. (at 15:00)
Item number 8
House of Lords (Elections and Reform) Bill [HL] Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb presented a bill to make provision to establish elections for members to the House of Lords; to restrict the number of voting members in the House of Lords to 292; to exclude all remaining hereditary peers; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 163) (at 15:07)
Item number 9
Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Election Expenses) Order 2019 Lord Duncan of Springbank moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 February 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:08)
Item number 10
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2019 Baroness Buscombe moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:36)
Item number 11
Social Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Council Regulation (EC) No 859/2003) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Buscombe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:30)
Item number 12
Social Security Coordination (Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Buscombe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:23)
Item number 13
Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, EEA Agreement and Swiss Agreement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Buscombe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:23)
Item number 14
Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 987/2009) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Buscombe moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 30 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:24)
Item number 15
Stronger Towns Fund Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 17:24)
Item number 16
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:08)
Item number 17
Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 22 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:51)
Item number 18
Gibraltar (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 7 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:22)
Item number 19
Financial Services (Distance Marketing) (Amendment and Savings Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 January 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:22)
Item number 20
Mortgage Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:43)
Item number 21
Financial Regulators’ Powers (Technical Standards etc.) and Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bates moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 29 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:44)
The House adjourned at 7.44pm until Wednesday 6 March at 3.00pm.
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