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Minutes for 27 March 2019

Chamber

Item number 2
Education: alternative providers A question was asked by Lord Storey and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 15:07)
Item number 3
National Insurance contributions holiday A question was asked by Baroness Burt of Solihull and answered by Lord Bates. (at 15:15)
Item number 4
UK Export Finance: expenditure A question was asked by Baroness Sheehan and answered by Baroness Fairhead. (at 15:23)
Item number 5
Sackler Trust: donations A question was asked by the Earl of Clancarty and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde. (at 15:31)
Item number 6
Hereditary Peers' By-election The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that Lord Ravensdale had been elected under Standing Order 10 (Hereditary peers: by-elections) to fill the vacancy created by the death of Viscount Slim among the peers excepted from section 1 of the House of Lords Act 1999. (at 15:37)
Item number 7
Criminal Justice (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:40)
Item number 8
Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:40)
Item number 9
Plant Health (Amendment) (England) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:40)
Item number 10
Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 19 December 2018 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:40)
Item number 11
Food and Farming (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 March 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:41)
Item number 12
Architects Act 1997 (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 18 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:41)
Item number 13
Heavy Duty Vehicles (Emissions and Fuel Consumption) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Sugg moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 February 2019 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:41)
Item number 14
National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Manzoor moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 February 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Thornton moved, as an amendment to the motion, “but this House regrets that Her Majesty's Government’s failure to ensure that the legislation complies w… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:42)
Item number 15
Offensive Weapons Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. The Commons amendments were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 170) (at 21:30)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 16:43)
Item number 16
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Exit Day) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Lord Callanan moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 March 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town moved, as an amendment to the motion, "but this House, whilst recognising the necessity of the Regulations, regrets the manner in which Her Majesty’s Government have con… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 16:53)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 18:28)
The House adjourned at 9.30pm until Thursday 28 March at 11.00am.
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