Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
26 - 29 November 2007

Monday 26 November (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to meet the Metropolitan Police Commissioner to discuss security policing procedures in London. Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans in place to respond to any future Turkish invasion of northern Iraq. Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for further high-speed railway lines within the United Kingdom. Lord Razzall to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to rethinking the eradication of poppy cultivation in Afghanistan

Motion - to approve Procedure Committee report

Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] (Second reading)

Question for short debate - on plans to develop restorative justice schemes (B. Miller of Chilthorne Domer)

Tuesday 27 November (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Thomas of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the Comprehensive Spending Review 2007-08 settlement, whether they have decided to increase funding for bee health. Baroness Sharp of Guildford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of the evidence from the Cambridge-led Primary Review, they are proposing to change the regime of testing in primary schools in England. Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to remember the lives lost in the Iraq war and to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] (Second reading)

Wednesday 28 November (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the level of aid to Burma and the border areas. Viscount Montgomery of Alamein to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any further plans to close British Embassies in Latin America. Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the impact of the spending overrun on the 2012 London Olympic Games upon spending on the Arts

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Second reading)

Delegated Legislation - Proscribed Organisations Appeal Commission (Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2007; Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Procedure) (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2007; Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007; Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Duty to Share Information and Disclosure of Information for Security Purposes) Order 2007

Thursday 29 November (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to improve the United Kingdom's international competitiveness in the light of the fall from second to ninth place in the World Economic Forum's annual league table. Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government which Government department holds responsibility for issues concerning obesity. Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help in the world-wide fight against HIV/AIDS

Legislation - Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [HL]; Manchester City Council Bill [HL]

Debates - on the record of the management and prosecution of sexual offences, and to move for papers (B. Gale); on the growth in passenger and freight traffic on Britain's railways, and to move for papers (L. Berkeley)

Question for short debate - the arrangements being made for Parliamentary scrutiny of the operation of the new Statistics Board (L. Jenkin of Roding)

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
3 - 6 December 2007

Monday 3 December (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Governor of the Bank of England regarding the global credit crunch. Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress made in implementing the Charities Act 2006. Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of spectators will have a roof over them in the new design for the main stadium for the 2012 Olympics. Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is still the intention of the Prime Minister not to attend the forthcoming summit meeting of the leaders of the African Union and European Union countries in Portugal if Mr Mugabe attends

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (Committee stage 1st day)

Tuesday 4 December (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will increase the amount of support and encouragement for adults to pursue part-time higher education. Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their target date for the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Human Trafficking; and what progress has been made on their action plan. Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government how many councils in England are subject to a moratorium or severe restrictions on granting planning permission for new housing

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (Committee stage 2nd day)

Wednesday 5 December (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussion they have had with the government of Gibraltar about tightening the regulation of on-line gambling. Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on their proposals for reform of the law on rape. Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan any changes in the extradition arrangements between the United States and the United Kingdom

Debate - on the forthcoming European Council in Lisbon (B. Ashton of Upholland)

Thursday 6 December (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will alleviate any economic problems facing farmers affected by foot-and-mouth disease and blue tongue restrictions by making part payments of the Single Farm Payments at the beginning of the payment window which opens in December. Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for promoting women's football. Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any proposals for a national motto; and, if so, whether such a motto will improve community relations. Baroness Shephard of Northwold to call attention to the role of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in securing the efficient and effective delivery of policies and funds that support and promote the farming industry in the United Kingdom; and to move for papers. Baroness Perry of Southwark to call attention to the case for an action plan to make opportunity more equal in the United Kingdom by raising school standards and increasing the number of good school places; and to move for papers

Debate - on the role of DEFRA in supporting farming in the United Kingdom (B. Shephard of Northwold)