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Minutes for 15 March 2019

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The House met at 10.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark. (at 10:00)
Item number 1
Royal Assent The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) notified the Queen's Assent to the following Acts: Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2019 c. 6 Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 c. 7 Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019 c. 8 Stalking Protection Act 2019 c. 9 Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019 c. 10 Northern Ireland… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 10:06)
Item number 2
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) (Abolition of By-Elections) Bill [HL] The report was received. Amendment 2 to amendment 1 was agreed to. Then amendment 1, as amended, was agreed to. A motion that the question on amendment 2A be now put was agreed to (see division 1). Amendment 2A was disagreed to (see division 2). Amendment 5 was disagreed to in accordance with Standing Order 5… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 10:06)
Item number 3
Christchurch attacks A one-minute silence was observed to mark the events in Christchurch on 15 March 2019. (at 11:00)
Item number 5
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 13:28)
The House adjourned at 2.41pm until Monday 18 March at 2.30pm.
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