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Minutes for 11 February 2020

Chamber

The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Portsmouth. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Oath Nosheena Shaheen Baroness Mobarik took and subscribed the oath and signed an undertaking to abide by the Code of Conduct. (at 14:35)
Item number 2
Notification of retirement The Clerk of the Parliaments informed the House that he had received written notice from Lord Elystan-Morgan under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 stating that he would retire from the House on 12 February 2020.
Item number 3
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Information paragraphs on certain instruments, including: Immigration (Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 Financing, Management and Monitoring of Direct Payments to Farmers (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Rules for Direct Payments to Farmers (Ame… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
European Union The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Scrutiny of international agreements: treaties considered on 11 February 2020, including the following which is reported for information: Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a Partnership between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the one pa… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 5
Housing: new homes A question was asked by Baroness Neville-Rolfe and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 14:37)
Item number 6
Housing: social homes for rent A question was asked by Lord Shipley and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 14:46)
Item number 7
Victorian mills A question was asked by Baroness Pinnock and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 14:53)
Item number 8
Hate crime: antisemitism A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Baroness Berridge. (at 15:01)
Item number 9
Transport infrastructure Baroness Vere of Norbiton repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 15:08)
Item number 10
Ecclesiastical Committee The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) acquainted the House that, pursuant to section 2 of the Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919, he had nominated the following Lords to be members of the Ecclesiastical Committee established under that Act, and to serve for the duration of the present Parliament: Butler-Sloss, B. Cork and Orrery, E. Cormack, L. Eat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 11
Fisheries Bill [HL] Lord Gardiner of Kimble 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 16:04)
Item number 12
Wuhan coronavirus Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 20:02)
Item number 13
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Lord Keen of Elie 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 20:37)
The House adjourned at 10.07pm until Wednesday 12 February at 3.00pm.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.32pm.

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019 Lord Keen of Elie moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:32)
Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020 The Earl of Courtown moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:08)
Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019 The Earl of Courtown moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:41)
Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2020 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2020. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:05)
Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019 Viscount Younger of Leckie moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:27)
The Committee adjourned at 6.38pm.
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