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Minutes for 8 July 2019

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Liaison The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Review of House of Lords Investigative and Scrutiny Committees: towards a new thematic committee structure. (6th Report, HL Paper 398)
Item number 2
Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL]. (25th Report, HL Paper 399)
Item number 3
Soil health A question was asked by Baroness Boycott and answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble. (at 14:38)
Item number 4
Carbon budgets A question was asked by Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb and answered by Lord Henley. (at 14:46)
Item number 5
Smart meters A question was asked by Lord Lennie and answered by Lord Henley. (at 14:53)
Item number 6
Israel Defense Forces A question was asked by Baroness Tonge and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:01)
Item number 7
Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) moved that the bill be now read a second time. After debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Committee of the Whole House. (at 15:09)
Item number 8
United Kingdom's Ambassador to the United States Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 18:43)
Item number 9
G20 Summit A question was asked by Lord Howell of Guildford and, after debate, answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 18:55)
The House adjourned at 8.09pm until Tuesday 9 July at 2.30pm.
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