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Minutes for 3 February 2020
Chamber
The House met at 2.30pm.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark.
(at 14:30)
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Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Brookman under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 2 April 2020.
Public Business
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Operation Midland A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.
(at 14:37)
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Children in care A question was asked by Lord Laming and answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton.
(at 14:45)
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Public libraries A question was asked by Lord Bird and answered by Baroness Barran.
(at 14:52)
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Net migration A question was asked by Lord Green of Deddington and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.
(at 14:59)
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Workforce Information Bill [HL] Lord Shinkwin presented a bill to make provision for certain employers to be required to publish information about differences in pay relative to protected characteristics. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 82)
(at 15:07)
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Public Contracts (Modern Slavery) Bill [HL] Lord Hogan-Howe presented a bill to make provision for the avoidance of modern slavery in the procurement of public contracts; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 83)
(at 15:08)
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Duty to Plan for Terrorism (Consultation) Bill [HL] Lord Harris of Haringey presented a bill to provide for a consultation on the introduction of a Duty to Plan requiring Category 1 responders to plan for terrorist threats and requiring those responsible for places to which the public have access to consider the vulnerability of those places to attack and take measures to mitigat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 15:08)
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Marriage Act 1949 (Amendment) Bill [HL] Baroness Cox presented a bill to amend the Marriage Act 1949 to create an offence of purporting to solemnize an unregistered marriage. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 85)
(at 15:09)
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Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (Repeal) Bill [HL] Lord Mancroft presented a bill to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011; to make provision about the dissolution of Parliament and the determination of polling days for parliamentary general elections; and for connected purposes. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 86)
(at 15:09)
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Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to which the Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [HL] has been committed that they consider the bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 7
Schedules 1 and 2
Clauses 8 and 9
Schedules 3 and 4
Clause 10
Schedules 5… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 15:10)
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Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] Baroness Barran 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 15:10)
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Global Britain The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
(at 17:11)
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Coronavirus Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
(at 18:25)
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Streatham incident Lord Keen of Elie repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
(at 18:56)
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Terrorism: contest strategy A question was asked by Lord Harris of Haringey and, after debate, answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.
(at 19:40)
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House of Lords (Removal of Bishops) Bill [HL] The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 68–EN)
The House adjourned at 8.38pm until Tuesday 4 February at 2.30pm.
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