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Minutes for 19 March 2020
Chamber
The House met at 11.00am.
Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of St Albans.
(at 11:00)
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1
Lord Speaker's statement The Lord Speaker (Lord Fowler) made a statement on his attendance in the House.
(at 11:06)
Public Business
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2
County lines drug trafficking A question was asked by Baroness Kennedy of Cradley and answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford.
(at 11:08)
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3
Yemen A question was asked by the Lord Bishop of St Albans and answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
(at 11:16)
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4
COVID-19: helplines A question was asked by Baroness Watkins of Tavistock and answered by Lord Bethell.
(at 11:24)
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COVID-19: vaccine A question was asked by Lord McNicol of West Kilbride and answered by Lord Bethell.
(at 11:33)
The House adjourned. The House resumed.
(at 11:39)
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6
Educational settings Baroness Berridge repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons on 18 March.
(at 11:44)
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7
COVID-19: employment support Lord Callanan repeated as a ministerial statement the answer given to an Urgent Question in the House of Commons.
(at 12:36)
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8
Hong Kong: COVID-19 (Balloted debate, 2½ hours) Lord Pendry moved that this House takes note of the problems facing the citizens of Hong Kong as a result of COVID-19; and the case for Her Majesty’s Government providing support to those affected in the light of the 1984 Sino-British Declaration. After debate, the motion was agreed to.
(at 12:49)
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9
European Union Aviation Safety Agency A question was asked by Lord Whitty and, after debate, answered by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay.
(at 14:25)
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10
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Balloted debate, 2½ hours) Lord Whitty, on behalf of Lord Robertson of Port Ellen, moved that this House takes note of the United Kingdom's progress towards United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 and, in particular, target 3.6 of halving global road deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 2020. After debat… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
(at 15:15)
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11
Windrush lessons learned review Baroness Williams of Trafford repeated a ministerial statement made in the House of Commons.
(at 16:42)
The House adjourned at 5.17pm until Monday 23 March at 2.30pm.
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