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Minutes for 13 March 2019

Chamber

The House met at 3.00pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Southwark. (at 15:00)
Item number 1
Statutory Instruments The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Livestock (Records, Identification and Movement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Draft Common Agricultural Policy (Financing, Management and Monitoring) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Draft Market Measures (Marketing Standards) (Amendment… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
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Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill The following Report from the Joint Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill. (HL Paper 317)
Item number 3
High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill: Additional Provision 2 The Examiners certified that certain Standing Orders apply to the Petition for Additional Provision 2 deposited in February 2019 in relation to the High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill (currently before the House of Commons) and that, of those which are applicable, Standing Orders 4, 4A, 10, 10A, 11, 12, 12A… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 4
Maritime 2050 strategy A question was asked by Lord Mountevans and answered by Baroness Sugg. (at 15:06)
Item number 5
The Commonwealth A question was asked by Lord Chidgey and answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 15:14)
Item number 6
Aircraft carrier task force A question was asked by Lord Wallace of Saltaire and answered by Earl Howe. (at 15:22)
Item number 7
Knife crime: first aid in schools A question was asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie and answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton. (at 15:29)
Item number 8
Trade Bill The report stage was continued, beginning with amendment 22. Amendments 22 (see division 1), 24 (see division 2), 26, 27, 29 and 30, 34 (see division 3) and 35 to 58 were agreed to. The bill, as amended, was ordered to be printed. (HL Bill 167) (at 15:37)
Item number 9
Bahrain: human rights A question was asked by Lord Scriven and, after debate, answered by Baroness Goldie. (at 19:56)
Item number 10
Agreement establishing an Economic Partnership Agreement between the Eastern and Southern Africa States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Lord Purvis of Tweed moved to resolve that this House calls upon Her Majesty’s Government, in accordance with section 21 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, to extend the scrutiny period for the Agre… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 20:49)
The House adjourned at 9.49pm until Thursday 14 March at 11.00am.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Moses Room at 3.45pm.

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 15:45)
Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Detergents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 16:48)
Detergents (Safeguarding) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Detergents (Safeguarding) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 17:28)
Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Organic Production and Control (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 17:29)
Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Baroness Vere of Norbiton moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Organic Production (Control of Imports) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 18:16)
Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Rural Development (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 18:17)
Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft Rural Development (Rules and Decisions) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:19)
European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:19)
European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 Lord Gardiner of Kimble moved that the Grand Committee do consider the draft European Structural and Investment Funds Common Provisions Rules etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The motion was agreed to. (at 19:20)
The Committee adjourned at 7.20pm.
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