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Minutes for 4 September 2018

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark. (at 14:30)
Item number 1

Retirements The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) informed the House that the following members of the House had retired under section 1 of the House of Lords Reform Act 2014: Lord Northbourne with effect from 4 September Baroness Blood with effect from 4 September. (at 14:36)

Item number 2

Leave of Absence The House directed that the leave of absence granted to Lord Freeman be ended.

Item number 3
Personal statement Baroness Buscombe made a personal statement. (at 14:37)
Item number 4
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Recommendations on the following Proposed Negative Statutory Instruments: Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Trade Barriers (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 Report on certain instruments, including: Draft Child Support (Miscel… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 5
Brexit: food standards regulations A question was asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton and answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy. (at 14:38)
Item number 6
Elections: personation A question was asked by Lord Rennard and answered by Lord Young of Cookham. (at 14:45)
Item number 7
Political influence: artificial intelligence A question was asked by Lord Haskel and answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde. (at 14:54)
Item number 8
Northern Ireland: devolved government A question was asked by Lord Lexden and answered by Viscount Younger of Leckie. (at 14:59)
Item number 9
United Nations Relief and Works Agency A private notice question was asked by Baroness Northover and answered by Lord Bates. (at 15:08)
Item number 10
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill Lord Bates moved that the bill be now read a second time. Then Lord Tunnicliffe moved, as an amendment to the above motion, at end to insert “but expresses grave concern that the Government agreed to accept, without detailed Parliamentary scrutiny, substantial measures that contradict both the United Kingdom’s stated negotiating position and com… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 15:20)
Item number 11
Brexit: negotiations and no-deal contingency planning Lord Callanan repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons. (at 18:30)
Item number 12
Windrush Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons. (at 19:11)
Item number 13
Afghanistan A question was asked by Baroness D'Souza and, after debate, answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 19:24)
The House adjourned at 8.26pm until Wednesday 05 September at 3.00pm.
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