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Minutes for 26 April 2021

Chamber

Item number 5
Industrial strategy: local growth A question was asked by Baroness Thornhill and answered by Lord Callanan. (at 13:08)
Item number 6
Folic acid A question was asked by Lord Rooker and answered by Lord Bethell. (at 13:19)
Item number 7
Natural habitats: infrastructure projects A question was asked by Lord Moylan and answered by Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park. (at 13:30)
Item number 8
Creative industries: COVID-19 A question was asked by Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury and answered by Baroness Barran. (at 13:41)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 13:51)
Item number 9
Commonwealth War Graves Commission: historical inequalities report Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Baroness Goldie, answered Questions on a Ministerial statement on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Report on Historical Inequalities, made in the House of Commons on Thursday 22 April. (at 14:01)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 14:35)
Item number 10
Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, moved that the Regulations laid before the House on 22 March 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 14:41)
Item number 11
Civil Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2021 Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Lord Wolfson of Tredegar, moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 8 March 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to en bloc. (at 14:41)
Item number 12
Single Use Carrier Bags Charges (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 Viscount Younger of Leckie, on behalf of Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park, moved that the draft Order laid before the House on 4 March 2021 be approved. The motion was agreed to. (at 14:42)
Item number 13
British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill The bill was read a third time and passed. (at 14:43)
Item number 14
Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Bill The bill was read a third time and passed. (at 14:44)
Item number 15
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill The Commons Reasons and Amendments were considered. Motion A Lords amendment 1 was not insisted on, Commons amendments 1A to 1G, 1J, 1K, 1M and 1N in lieu were agreed to, Commons amendment 1Q in lieu was agreed to with amendment 1R, Commons amendments 1H, 1L and 1P were disagreed to, and Lords amendments 1S to 1U in lieu… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 14:46)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 16:32)
Item number 16
National Health Service (Charges and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 Lord Hunt of Kings Heath moved that this House regrets that the National Health Service (Charges and Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/169) do not address the underlying funding proble… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text (at 17:41)
The House adjourned at 6.47pm until Tuesday 27 April at 12 noon.

Grand Committee

The Grand Committee met in the Committee Room 2A at 2.30pm.

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