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Minutes for 18 October 2021

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The House met at 2.30pm. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Durham. A one minute’s silence was observed in memory of the late Sir David Amess MP. (at 14:30)
Item number 1
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform The following Report from the Select Committee was made and ordered to be printed: Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill  Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill  Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Compensation (London Capital & Finance plc and Fraud Compensation Fund) Bill  (8th Repor… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Minister for intergovernmental relations A question was asked by Baroness Wilcox of Newport and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 14:37)
Item number 3
HIV action plan A question was asked by Lord Cashman and answered by Lord Kamall. (at 14:48)
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Building safety defects: costs A question was asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark and answered by Lord Greenhalgh. (at 14:56)
Item number 5
Horizon Europe A question was asked by Lord Berkeley and answered by Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist. (at 15:07)
Item number 6

International Agreements The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord Gardiner of Kimble) moved that Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town be appointed a member of the Select Committee, in place of Lord Goldsmith, and that Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town be appointed Chair of the Committee. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:19)

Item number 7
Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill Lord Ashton of Hyde moved that the bill be referred to a Grand Committee on Tuesday 19 October for debate before Second Reading. The motion was agreed to. (at 15:20)
The House adjourned. The House resumed. (at 15:21)
Item number 8
Tributes: Sir David Amess MP Tributes were paid to the late Sir David Amess MP. (at 16:01)
The House adjourned at 5.23pm until Tuesday 19 October at 2.30pm.
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