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Minutes for 8 December 2023

Chamber

The House met at 10.00am. Prayers were read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. (at 10:00)
Item number 1
Barony of Palmer in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The Petition of Hugo Bailie Rohan Palmer claiming to have succeeded to the Barony of Palmer in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and praying that the Clerk of the Parliaments might be directed to enter the petitioner as Lord Palmer on the register of hereditary peers maintained under Standing Order 9(4) was presented and referr… Item text truncated - open link to view full item text
Item number 2
Love Matters (Archbishops' Commission on Families and Households report) The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury moved that this House takes note of Love Matters, the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Families and Households. After debate, the motion was agreed to. (at 10:05)
Item number 3
Rwanda treaty A private notice question was asked by Lord Collins of Highbury and answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom. (at 13:50)
The House adjourned at 2.06pm until Monday 11 December at 2.30pm.
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