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Minutes for 24 January 2018

Chamber

The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. (at 15:00)
Item number 1
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Report on certain statutory instruments, including the following affirmative instruments: Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2018 Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2018 Draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Ame… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Constitution The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. (9th Report, HL Paper 69)
Item number 3
Human Rights The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Legislative Scrutiny: EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Right by Right Analysis. (1st Report, HL Paper 70)
Item number 4
Children: school attendance A question was asked by Lord Storey and answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton. (at 15:07)
Item number 5
Brexit: economic analyses A question was asked by Lord Strasburger and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 15:15)
Item number 6
Hong Kong A question was asked by Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. (at 15:22)
Item number 7
Prisons: action plans and special measures A question was asked by Lord Ramsbotham and answered by Lord Keen of Elie. (at 15:30)
Item number 8
Official Development Assistance Target (Repeal) Bill [HL] Lord Willoughby de Broke presented a bill to repeal the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act 2015. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 80) (at 15:37)
Item number 9
Nuclear Safeguards Bill A bill to make provision about nuclear safeguards; and for connected purposes was brought from the Commons. It was read a first time and ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 81) (at 15:38)
Item number 10
Nuclear Safeguards Bill The Explanatory Notes on the bill were ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 81–EN)
Item number 11
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill The bill was returned from the Commons with the amendments agreed to. (at 19:16)
Item number 12

Business of the House Lord Taylor of Holbeach, on behalf of the Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park), moved that Standing Order 40(1) (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Tuesday 30 January 2018 to enable the debate on the second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill to begin before oral questions and, in the event of the debate ha… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:38)

Item number 13
Asset Freezing (Compensation) Bill [HL] The order of commitment was discharged. (at 15:40)
Item number 14
Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill [HL] The bill was read a third time. Amendments 1 to 3 and 5 to 8 were agreed to and a privilege amendment was agreed to. Then, after debate, the bill was passed and sent to the Commons. (at 15:40)
Item number 15
Secure Tenancies (Victims of Domestic Abuse) Bill [HL] The bill was considered in Committee. The House resumed and the bill was reported without amendment. (at 16:46)
Item number 16
Water: developing countries A question was asked by Lord Cameron of Dillington and, after debate, answered by Lord Bates. (at 18:01)
The House adjourned at 7.16pm until Thursday 25 January at 11.00am.
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