Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
9 - 13 July 2007

Monday 9 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have taken any action since June 2006 to curtail or prosecute those persons promoting the activities of the proscribed organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers); Lord Taverne to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote family planning as part of the campaign to reduce poverty in Africa; Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government what further discussions there have been either directly or through the European Union or the United Nations with the government of Israel to ensure that the teams clearing cluster munitions in South Lebanon have access to the co-ordinates of the shells fired last year by the Israeli army; Baroness D'Souza to ask Her Majesty's Government whether in 2001 NATO member states, including the United Kingdom, granted blanket over-flight clearances and access to airfields to United States military aircraft involved in operations against terrorism; and whether the Government were then aware that such operations included the transfer of detainees.

Legislation - Statistics and Registration Service Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments); Offender Management Bill (Report, 3rd day).

Delegated Legislation - Secure Training Centre (Amendment) Rules 2007 - motion to annul.

Tuesday 10 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Campbell of Alloway to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that decisions of the European Court of Human Rights not related to the commission of terrorist offences as such do not inhibit the introduction in the United Kingdom of counter terrorist measures; Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to increase the number of soldiers from ethnic minorities in the Household Division; Baroness Finlay of Llandaff to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Health and Social Care Outcomes and Accountability Framework will have end-of-life care as one of its 40 domains.

Legislation - Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 2nd day); Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill (Committee stage).

Delegated Legislation - Gambling Act 2005 (Horserace Totaliser Board) Order 2007; Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2007; Gambling Act 2005 (Horserace Betting Levy) Order 2007; Rehabilitation of Offenders Acts 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2007; Community Order (Review by Specified Courts) Order 2007; Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (Amendment) Order 2007; Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2007; Asylum (Designated States) Order 2007; Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007- motions to approve.(All above to be in Grand Committee, Moses Room 3.30pm).-

Wednesday 11 July (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to amend the statutory definition of overcrowding in relation to housing; Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what dedicated facilities for worship they will provide as part of the Olympic village, hospitality and residential arrangements for the 2012 Olympic Games; Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government what further discussions they propose to hold on climate change matters at the next meeting of the European Union Council of Environment Ministers.

Legislation - Pensions Bill (Third reading); Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 3rd day).

Question for Short debate - on the progress that has been made by Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan (B. D'Souza).

Thursday 12 July (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the latest annual figure for the trade deficit in manufacturing; and what steps they are taking to reduce it; Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to improve awareness and take-up of the new Hospital Travel Costs Scheme when it is launched later in the year; Lord Teverson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the consolidation of the work and functions of the European Parliament into a single location based in Brussels.

Legislation - Sustainable Communities Bill (Second reading); UK Borders Bill (Grand Committee, Moses Room 2.00pm)

Debate - on the Energy White Paper (L. Truscott).

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
16 - 20 July 2007

Monday 16 July (2.30pm)

Oral question - Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have suffered harm as a result of contact with mercury barometers; Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will arrange for a committee of the House to consider whether representatives of churches and faiths in addition to the Church of England might take part in the prayers read at the start of each sitting of the House; Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will exempt churches and cathedrals from the requirement to display no smoking signs. Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the results of International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations sat in the United Kingdom will be included in this year's Key Stage 4 performance tables.

Legislation - Offender Management Bill (Third reading); Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 4th day).

Delegated Legislation - Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) Regulations 2007; Gambling Act 2005 (Lottery Machine Interval) Order 2007; Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007- motions to approve.

Tuesday 17 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the policy implications of the Government research on restorative justice published on 19 June; Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what choice of relocation site was offered to the Gypsy residents of Clays Lane in Newham by the authorities preparing the 2012 Olympic Games sites; Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from their management of the Millennium Dome.

Legislation - Greater London Authority Bill (Third reading); Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] (Consideration of Commons amendments); Finance Bill (Second reading and remaining stages).

Debate - on Economic Affairs Committee report on Finance Bill 2007 (L. Wakeham).

Delegated Legislation - Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendments to Schedule 2) Order 2007; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Investigation of Protected Electronic Information: Code of Practice) Order 2007; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Acquisition and Disclosure of Communications Data: Code of Practice) Order 2007; Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007; Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2007; Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2007; Railway Pensions (Transfer of Pensions Schemes) Order 2007; European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Albania) Order 2007- motions to approve. (All the above to be in Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Wednesday 18 July (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure the universality of monitoring of human rights by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the average time taken between a request by the Olympic Development Authority to the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund via its distributor for release of funds and the receipt of those funds by the Olympic Delivery Authority; Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will now set a date for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.

Legislation - Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL] (Consideration of Commons amendments); UK Borders Bill (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Delegated Legislation - Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007 & Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1668)- motion to revoke; Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007- motion to approve.

Thursday 19 July (11.00am)

Oral questions - Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have received about the health of the United Kingdom's bee population; Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of abortions in the United Kingdom; Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government why non-professional mariners in charge of vessels of under seven metres in length should be exempt from the alcohol and drugs limits as prescribed in Part 4 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.

Legislation - Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 5th day).

Question for Short debate - on European Union pensions and declaration of Members interests (L. Pearson of Rannoch).