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Minutes for 29 April 2019

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Birmingham. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Barony of Chorley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Petition of Nicholas Rupert Debenham Chorley claiming to have succeeded to the Barony of Chorley in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Lord Chorley on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5) was present… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Barony of de Clifford in the Peerage of England The Lord Chancellor reported that Miles Edward Southwell Russell had established his claim to the Barony of de Clifford in the Peerage of England. The Clerk of the Parliaments was accordingly directed to enter Lord de Clifford on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5).
Item number 3
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny (Sub-Committee A) The following Report from the Sub-Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Companies (Directors' Remuneration Policy and Directors' Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019 Draft Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Corporate governance A question was asked by Lord Haskel and answered by Lord Henley. (at 14:36)
Item number 5
Brexit: Gibraltar A question was asked by Lord Foulkes of Cumnock and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 14:44)
Item number 6
Africa: population growth A question was asked by Lord Anderson of Swansea and answered by Baroness Sugg. (at 14:51)
Item number 7
Religious schools: admission policies A question was asked by Baroness Bakewell and answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton. (at 14:59)
Item number 8
Making Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report) Lord Forsyth of Drumlean moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee Making Tax Digital for VAT: Treating Small Businesses Fairly (3rd Report, HL Paper 229). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:07)
Item number 9
Treating Taxpayers Fairly (Economic Affairs Committee Report) Lord Forsyth of Drumlean moved that this House takes note of the Report from the Economic Affairs Committee The Powers of HMRC: Treating Taxpayers Fairly (4th Report, HL Paper 242). The motion was agreed to. (at 17:23)
Item number 10
Brexit: European Union students' tuition fees Viscount Younger of Leckie repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 17:23)
Item number 11
Victims of Crime: mobile phone data Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 17:36)
Item number 12
Northern Ireland update Lord Duncan of Springbank repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 17:51)
Item number 13
Police and Crime Commissioners A question was asked by Lord Lexden and, after debate, answered by Baroness Barran. (at 18:24)
The House adjourned at 7.49pm until Tuesday 30 April at 2.30pm.
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