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Minutes for 4 April 2019

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill. (19th Report, HL Paper 339)
Item number 2
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on the following bill: European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill. (51st Report, HL Paper 340)
Item number 3
Upland farming A question was asked by Lord Grantchester, on behalf of Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 11:06)
Item number 4
Fuel poverty A question was asked by Baroness Donaghy and answered by Lord Henley. (at 11:14)
Item number 5
China: religious freedom A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 11:22)
Item number 6
Schools: staffing A question was asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie and answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton. (at 11:31)
Item number 7

Business of the House Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town moved, further to the resolution of the House of 28 January that Her Majesty’s Government should provide sufficient time for this House to ensure the timely passage of legislation necessary to implement any deal or proposition that has commanded the support of the majority of the House of Commons, that: (1) Standing Order… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 11:37)

Item number 8
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill A bill to make provision in connection with the period for negotiations for withdrawing from the European Union was brought from the Commons in the morning of Thursday 4 April and printed under Standing Order 50(1). It was read a first time. (HL Bill 172) (at 18:55)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 18:56)
Item number 9
European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill Standing Orders 39 and 46 having been dispensed with Lord Rooker 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 19:17)
The House adjourned at 10.41pm until Monday 8 April at 2.30pm.
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