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Minutes for 27 July 2020

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The House met at 1.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Rochester. (at 13:00)
Item number 1
Dukedom of Roxburghe in the Peerage of Scotland The Petition of Charles Robert George Innes-Ker claiming to have succeeded to the Dukedom of Roxburghe in the Peerage of Scotland and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as the Duke of Roxburghe on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 10(5) was presented and… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Conduct The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: The Conduct of Lord Stone of Blackheath. (4th Report, HL Paper 112)
Item number 3
English language learning A question was asked by Baroness Verma and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 13:06)
Item number 4
Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development: merger A question was asked by Lord Harries of Pentregarth and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 13:17)
Item number 5
Terezin Declaration A question was asked by Baroness Deech and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 13:28)
Item number 6
Probate Service A question was asked by Baroness Ludford and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 13:39)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 13:51)
Item number 7
COVID-19: response Lord Bethell answered questions on a Ministerial statement on an update on Her Majesty’s Government’s response to COVID-19, made in the House of Commons on Monday 20 July. (at 14:01)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 15:05)
Item number 8
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill Lord True moved that the bill be now read a second time. The debate on the motion was adjourned. (at 15:31)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 18:00)
Item number 9
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill The debate on the motion for second reading was resumed. After further debate, the motion was agreed to and the bill was committed to a Grand Committee. (at 18:31)
The House adjourned at 8.05pm until Tuesday 28 July at 12 noon.
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