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Minutes for 8 May 2019

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The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester. (at 15:00)
Item number 1
Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Ouseley under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 24 May 2019.
Item number 2
Statutory Instruments The following Reports from the Joint Committee were made and ordered to be printed: Draft Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019 S.I. 2019/826 Railways (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 And special attention drawn to the following instruments: S.I. 2019/792 Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit)… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 3
Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill. (HL Paper 358)
Item number 4
Disabled Students' Allowance A question was asked by Lord Addington and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 15:06)
Item number 5
Freedom of movement A question was asked by Lord Lea of Crondall and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:14)
Item number 6
Gender pay gaps A question was asked by Baroness Gale and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:21)
Item number 7
Victims of crime: mobile phone data A question was asked by Lord Morris of Aberavon and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford. (at 15:29)
Item number 8
National Health Service: shortage of general practitioners and nurses A private notice question was asked by Lord Clark of Windermere and answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford. (at 15:37)
Item number 9
Iran: nuclear deal Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 15:49)
Item number 10
Common Agricultural Policy and Market Measures (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 5 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:02)
Item number 11
Trade etc. in Dual-Use Items and Firearms etc. (Amendment) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 The Earl of Courtown moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 4 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:39)
Item number 12
Companies (Directors’ Remuneration Policy and Directors’ Remuneration Report) Regulations 2019 Lord Henley moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:56)
Item number 13
Architects Act 1997 (Swiss Qualifications) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 5 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:17)
Item number 14
Competition and Markets Authority: legislative and institutional reforms A question was asked by Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town and, after debate, answered by Lord Henley. (at 17:33)
Item number 15
English football A question was asked by Baroness Taylor of Bolton and, after debate, answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 19:00)
The House adjourned at 8.16pm until Thursday 9 May at 11.00am.
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