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Minutes for 27 June 2019

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The House met at 11.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chichester. (at 11:00)
Item number 1
Economic Affairs The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Social care funding: time to end a national scandal. (7th Report, HL Paper 392)
Item number 2
World Food Programme A question was asked by Baroness Anelay of St Johns and answered by Baroness Sugg. (at 11:07)
Item number 3
Higher education institutions: spending A question was asked by Lord Blunkett and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 11:15)
Item number 4
Northern Ireland: trauma vicitms A question was asked by Lord Hain and answered by Lord Duncan of Springbank. (at 11:23)
Item number 5
Jamal Khashoggi: United Nations report A question was asked by Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 11:30)
Item number 6
Business of the House The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) moved that the debates on the motions in the names of Lord Paddick and Baroness Janke set down for today shall each be limited to 2½ hours. The motion was agreed to. (at 11:37)
Item number 7
Knife crime (2½-hour debate) Lord Paddick moved that this House takes note of the impact of government policy on knife crime. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 11:38)
Item number 8
Small and medium-sized enterprises: mistreatment A question was asked by Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted and, after debate, answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:01)
Item number 9
Benefit changes: vulnerable people (2½-hour debate) Baroness Janke moved that this House takes note of the impact of recent benefit changes on vulnerable people. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 14:57)
Item number 10
Wild Animals in Circuses (No. 2) Bill Baroness Stedman-Scott, on behalf of Lord Gardiner of Kimble, moved that the order of commitment of 19 June 2019 be discharged and the bill be committed to a Grand Committee. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:07)
The House adjourned at 5.07pm until Monday 1 July at 2.30pm.
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