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Minutes for 19 March 2019

Chamber

Item number 5
Folic acid A question was asked by Lord Rooker and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:38)
Item number 6
Insect population A question was asked by Baroness Boycott and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 14:45)
Item number 7
Holiday accommodation A question was asked by Baroness Doocey and answered by Lord Henley. (at 14:53)
Item number 8
Brexit: farming tariffs A question was asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 15:00)
Item number 9
Cyclone Idai A private notice question was asked by Lord Elton and answered by Baroness Stedman-Scott. (at 15:07)
Item number 10
Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill The order of commitment was discharged. (at 15:18)
Item number 11
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 12
Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 13
Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 14
European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 15
European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 12 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 16
Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 17
Detergents (Safeguarding) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 14 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 18
Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 19
Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 13 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 20
International Accounting Standards and European Public Limited-Liability Company (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 31 January 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)
Item number 21
Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendments 1 to 7 were agreed to. Then the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 15:20)
Item number 22
Offensive Weapons Bill The bill was read a third time. Amendments 8 (see division) and 9 to 27 were agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and returned to the Commons with amendments. (at 15:35)
Item number 23
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill The bill was considered in Committee. Amendments were considered. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. Then the report was received. (at 16:23)
Item number 24
Child sexual exploitation victims Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:02)
Item number 25
Small and medium-sized enterprises: Clydesdale Bank Lord Young of Cookham repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:10)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
Item number 26
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill Standing Order 46 having been dispensed with, the bill was read a third time and, after debate, passed. (at 19:01)
The House adjourned at 7.12pm until Wednesday 20 March at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 4.00pm.

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