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Minutes for 20 May 2019

Chamber

Item number 1
European Union referendum: lessons learned A question was asked by Lord Dobbs and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:36)
Item number 2
Banks: fraud prevention A question was asked by Baroness Ludford and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:45)
Item number 3
Spending Review: intergenerational fairness and well-being A question was asked by Baroness Tyler of Enfield and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:52)
Item number 4
HS2 A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 15:00)
Item number 5
Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2012 (Amendment) Instrument 2019 Baroness Barran moved that the Instrument laid before the House on 28 March 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:08)
Item number 6
Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2019 Baroness Barran moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 1 April 2019 be approved. Then Baroness Chakrabarti moved, as an amendment to the above motion, at the end insert “but that this House regrets that the Order introduces the provision for spent convictions and c… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:39)
Item number 7
Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 1 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:36)
Item number 8
International Road Passenger Transport (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 3 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:11)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
Item number 9
Ebola outbreak: Democratic Republic of the Congo Baroness Goldie repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 17:44)
Item number 10
Torture overseas: Ministry of Defence Policy Earl Howe repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:24)
Item number 11
Transport Act 1985 (Amendment) Regulations 2019 Baroness Randerson moved that this House regrets that the Transport Act 1985 (Amendment) Regulations 2019 were laid before the conclusion of the judicial review of the Department for Transport’s current position in respect of community transport, and, given the potential impact of the changes in these Regulations on community transp… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 18:38)
Item number 12
Connecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Berkeley moved that this House takes note of the Connecting Europe Facility (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/477). After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:18)
Item number 13
Buckinghamshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 2 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 19:48)
The House adjourned at 8.27pm until Tuesday 21 May at 2.30pm.
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