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Minutes for 4 June 2019

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Leeds. (at 14:30)
Item number 1

Deaths The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that the following members of the House had died on 29 May: Lord Patel of Blackburn Lord Spicer (at 14:36)

Item number 2
  Retirement The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House of the retirement with effect from 24 May 2019 of Lord Ouseley under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014. (at 14:36)
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 bill: Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill. (54th Report, HL Paper 370)
Item number 4
Housing: social rent A question was asked by Lord Shipley and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 14:37)
Item number 5
Creative industries: Apprenticeship Levy A question was asked by Lord Foster of Bath, on behalf of Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 14:45)
Item number 6
Bus services A question was asked by Baroness Randerson and answered by Baroness Vere of Norbiton. (at 14:52)
Item number 7
Council funding A question was asked by Lord Bird and answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth. (at 15:01)
Item number 8
Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2019 Lord Duncan of Springbank moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 30 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:08)
Item number 9
Food and Feed Hygiene and Safety (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford moved that the draft Regulations laid before the House on 8 April 2019 be approved. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:50)
Item number 10
Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL] The bill was reported from the Grand Committee without amendment.
Item number 11
D-Day: 75th anniversary Earl Howe moved that this House takes note of the 75th anniversary of D-Day. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:18)
Item number 12
Post-18 Review of Education and Funding Viscount Younger of Leckie repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 18:32)
The House adjourned at 8.17pm until Wednesday 5 June at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.30pm.

Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL] The Grand Committee considered the bill. Amendments were considered. It was ordered that the bill be reported without amendment. (at 15:30)
The Committee adjourned at 4.11pm.
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