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Minutes for 3 April 2019

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The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. (at 15:00)
Item number 1
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Northern Ireland (Extension of Period for Executive Formation) Regulations 20… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Privileges and Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: Changes to the Code of Conduct. (4th Report, HL Paper 335)
Item number 3
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on the following: Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill (changed to Healthcare (European Economic Area and Switzerland Arrangements) Bill): Government Response Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc) Bill: Amendments: Respo… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
European Union The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 3 April 2019, including the following which is reported for information: Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Kingdom of Spain on the Participation in Certain Elections of Nat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 5
International Relations The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Rising nuclear risk, disarmament and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. (7th Report, HL Paper 338)
Item number 6
Access to cash A question was asked by Lord Naseby and answered by Lord Bates. (at 15:07)
Item number 7
Immigration detention A question was asked by Baroness Whitaker and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:15)
Item number 8
Female entrepreneurship A question was asked by Lord Harrison and answered by Lord Bates. (at 15:22)
Item number 9
Freedom of expression A question was asked by Baroness Ludford and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:30)
Item number 10
Windrush compensation scheme Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 15:40)
Item number 11
Animal Health, Plant Health, Seeds and Seed Potatoes (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 11 March 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:17)
Item number 12
Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill [HL] The bill was returned from the Commons with amendments. It was ordered that the Commons amendments be printed. (HL Bill 171)
Item number 13
Electricity Capacity (No. 1) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 28 February 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:00)
Item number 14
Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Duncan of Springbank moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 25 February 2019 be approved. Then Lord Bruce of Bennachie moved, as an amendment to the motion, “but this House regrets that the draft Regulations are unnecessary as there is no value in prohibiting the flying of flags in Northern Ir… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:33)
The House adjourned at 6.54pm until Thursday 4 April at 11.00am.
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