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Vol. 782 Monday No. 127 20 March 2017 PARLIAMENTARYDEBATES (HANSARD) HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICIAL REPORT ORDEROFBUSINESS Questions Social Care in England: Older People................................................................................1 NHS: Sustainability and Transformation Plans .................................................................4 Brexit: Negotiation Programme .........................................................................................7 Syria...................................................................................................................................9 Digital Economy Bill Report (2nd Day).............................................................................................................11 Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) and (Levy and Safety Net) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 Motion to Approve ............................................................................................................85 Digital Economy Bill Report (2nd Day) (Continued)........................................................................................94 Lords wishing to be supplied with these Daily Reports should give notice to this effect to the Printed Paper Office. 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HER MAJESTY’S GOVERNMENT PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF STATE THE CABINET PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt. Hon. Theresa May, MP CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER—The Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT—The Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS—The Rt.Hon. Boris Johnson, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENCE—The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Fallon, MP LORD CHANCELLOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE—The Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES—The Rt. Hon. Justine Greening, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EXITING THE EUROPEAN UNION—The Rt. Hon. David Davis, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE—The Rt. Hon. Liam Fox, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR BUSINESS,ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY—The Rt. Hon. Greg Clark, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH—The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS—The Rt. Hon. Damian Green, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR TRANSPORT—The Rt. Hon. Chris Grayling, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT—The Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid, MP (Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine) LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—The Rt. Hon. David Lidington, MP LORD PRIVY SEAL AND LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS—The Rt. Hon. Baroness Evans of Bowes Park SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SCOTLAND—The Rt. Hon. David Mundell, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES—The Rt. Hon. Alun Cairns, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND—The Rt. Hon. James Brokenshire, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT,FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS—The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT—The Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CULTURE,MEDIA AND SPORT—The Rt. Hon. Karen Bradley, MP CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER—The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin, MP DEPARTMENTS OF STATE AND MINISTERS Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Greg Clark, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— Nick Hurd, MP (Minister for Climate Change and Industry) Joseph Johnson, MP (Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation) § PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Margot James, MP (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility) Jesse Norman, MP (Minister for Industry and Energy) Lord Prior of Brampton Cabinet Office— PRIME MINISTER,FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURY AND MINISTER FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE—The Rt. Hon. Theresa May, MP LORD PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL AND LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS—The Rt. Hon. David Lidington, MP MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE AND PAYMASTER GENERAL—The Rt. Hon. Ben Gummer, MP PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY—Chris Skidmore, MP (Minister for the Constitution) CHANCELLOR OF THE DUCHY OF LANCASTER—The Rt. Hon. Patrick McLoughlin, MP Communities and Local Government— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Sajid Javid, MP (Ministerial Champion for the Midlands Engine) MINISTER OF STATE—Gavin Barwell, MP (Minister for Housing and Planning, Minister for London) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Marcus Jones, MP (Minister for Local Government) Andrew Percy, MP (Minister for the Northern Powerhouse) Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Minister for Faith and Integration) § Culture, Media and Sport— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Karen Bradley, MP MINISTER OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock, MP (Minister for Digital and Culture) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Tracey Crouch, MP (Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage) Lord Ashton of Hyde § Rob Wilson, MP (Minister for Civil Society) ii Defence— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Fallon, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt. Hon. Earl Howe § The Rt. Hon. Mike Penning, MP (Minister for the Armed Forces) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Mark Lancaster, TD, MP (Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel) Harriet Baldwin, MP (Minister for Defence Procurement) Education— SECRETARY OF STATE AND MINISTER FOR WOMEN AND EQUALITIES—The Rt. Hon. Justine Greening, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt. Hon. Nick Gibb, MP (Minister for School Standards) The Rt. Hon. Robert Halfon, MP (Minister for Apprenticeships and Skills) Joseph Johnson, MP (Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation) § Edward Timpson, MP (Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Caroline Dinenage, MP (Minister for Women, Equalities and Early Years) Lord Nash (Minister for the School System) Environment, Food and Rural Affairs— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Andrea Leadsom, MP MINISTER OF STATE—George Eustice, MP (Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Thérèse Coffey, MP (Minister for the Environment and Rural Life Opportunities) Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity) Exiting the European Union— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. David Davis, MP MINISTER OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. David Jones, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Lord Bridges of Headley, MBE Robin Walker, MP Foreign and Commonwealth Office— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Duncan, MP (Minister for Europe and the Americas) The Rt. Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns, DBE (Minister for the Commonwealth and the UN) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Tobias Ellwood, MP (Minister for the Middle East and Africa) Alok Sharma, MP (Minister for Asia and the Pacific) Health— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt, MP MINISTER OF STATE—Philip Dunne, MP PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Nicola Blackwood, MP (Minister for Public Health and Innovation) David Mowat, MP (Minister for Community Health and Care) Lord O’Shaughnessy Home Office— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Amber Rudd, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— Brandon Lewis, MP (Minister for Policing and the Fire Service) Ben Wallace, MP (Minister for Security) Robert Goodwill, MP (Minister for Immigration) Baroness Williams of Trafford PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARIES OF STATE— Sarah Newton, MP (Minister for Vulnerability, Safeguarding and Countering Extremism) Baroness Shields, OBE (Minister for Internet Safety and Security) International Development— SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— Rory Stewart, OBE, MP The Rt. Hon. Lord Bates PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE—James Wharton, MP iii International Trade— SECRETARY OF STATE AND PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE—The Rt. Hon. Liam Fox, MP MINISTERS OF STATE— The Rt. Hon. Greg Hands, MP (Minister for Trade and Investment) Lord Price, CVO (Minister for Trade Policy) PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE— Mark Garnier, MP Justice— LORD CHANCELLOR AND SECRETARY OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Elizabeth Truss, MP MINISTER OF STATE—The Rt. Hon. Sir Oliver Heald, QC, MP (Minister for Courts and Justice)