Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
10 - 14 March 2008

Monday 10 March (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Baroness Cox to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the extent of honour-related violence in the United Kingdom; and whether adequate measures are available to treat victims of such violence. Baroness Rawlings to ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they are providing to the countries of South East Africa affected by climate change. Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the burden of regulation on the health food sector. Baroness Warsi to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take following the Department for Communities and Local Government's most recent citizenship survey. Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what improvements have been made in the management of infectious animal diseases

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Committee stage, day 7)

Question for short debate - on the improvements that have been made in the management of infectious animal diseases (B. Byford)

Tuesday 11 March (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Lyell to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a constitutional treaty for the European Union. Lord Chidgey to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the assessment in the Institution of Civil Engineers' report The State of the Nation: Capacity and Skills of the impact of the shortfall in capacity and skills on the gap between projected and actual construction costs. Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the Lisbon Treaty, they will put forward any proposals to change the Parliamentary scrutiny of European Union legislation

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] (Report stage, day 3)

Delegated Legislation - Northern Rock Compensation Order 2008 - motion to approve

Wednesday 12 March (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the central government in Afghanistan is the most cost-effective channel for humanitarian aid and reconstruction. Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the minutes of proceedings of the cross-party front-bench working group on House of Lords reform. Lord Dear to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to place the recommendations made by Sir Ronnie Flanagan in his final report The Review of Policing into the wider context of policing

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Committee stage, day 8)

Legislation - Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.45pm)

Delegated Legislation - National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education and Training) Order 2008 - motion for approval

Thursday 13 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget proposals, whether they will expand on their proposals to help prevent early home repossession orders. Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government how long they estimate that the current levels of overcrowding on peak-hour trains on the West Coast Mainline will continue. Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future funding and management of the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Lord Tyler to call attention to the Review of Voting Systems: the experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997; and to move for papers

Legislation - Employment Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 3, Moses Room, 2.00pm)

Debates - on the Review of Voting Systems: the experience of new voting systems in the United Kingdom since 1997, and to move for papers (L. Tyler); on the changes in budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the effect on the European Union's Common Foreign and Security Policy, and to move for papers (L. Wallace of Saltaire)

Question for short debate - on the Tooke report on modernising medical careers (L. Patel)

Friday 14 March (10.00am)

Legislation -House of Lords (Members' Taxation Status) Bill [HL] (Second reading)

Debate - on the Report of the European Committee on The Single Market: Wallflower or Dancing Partner? - Inquiry into the European Commission's Review of the Single Market (L. Freeman)

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
17 - 21 March 2008

Monday 17 March (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to review domestic waste recycling to simplify the procedure for users, and to take account of the particular issues regarding the classification of recycling in inner cities. Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will bring forward proposals for the simplification of the gift aid scheme before 5 April. Viscount Tenby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to regulate information made available to road users by providers of satellite navigation systems. Lord Skelmersdale to ask Her Majesty's Government how many National Insurance numbers are currently in use

Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] (Report stage)

Tuesday 18 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Archer of Sandwell to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any proposals to make to the Second Review Conference of the Chemical Weapons Convention to address questions of non-compliance. Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will hold discussions with United Kingdom banks to secure a system of appropriate charges to ordinary customers for internal United Kingdom transactions and transactions within the European Union payments transfer system. Countess of Mar to ask Her Majesty's Government on what basis they have relaxed the movement restrictions for Bluetongue

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

Legislation - National Insurance Contributions Bill (Second reading)

Delegated Legislation - Crown Agents Holding and Realisation Board (Prescribed Day) Order 2008; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008; Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008; Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008; Criminal Justice Act 1998 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2008; Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services-Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008 - motions to approve

Wednesday 19 March (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Selkirk of Douglas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, for the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Air Force, they will accord greater recognition to those pilots and crew members who served in RAF Bomber Command in World War 2 through support for the erection of an appropriate memorial, comparable to their support for the Battle of Britain pilots memorial. Lord Jenkin of Roding to ask Her Majesty's Government what efforts are being made to respond to the challenge stated on page 113 of the Energy White Paper of January 2008 to meet the need for skilled workers in the nuclear industry. Lord Hamilton of Epsom to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to change their policy of withdrawing National Health Service care from patients who choose to buy their own private prescription drugs

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Report stage)

Delegated Legislation - Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2008; Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008; Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2008; Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008; Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008 - motions to approve

Question for short debate - on the progress made concerning the development of a National Strategy for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (L. Maginnis of Drumglass)

Thursday 20 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask Her Majesty's Government what future they envisage for the British military presence in Iraq five years after the invasion. Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to address the implications of MENCAP's research finding that eight out of 10 pupils with learning difficulties are bullied and six out of 10 are physically hurt. Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they have taken to increase the amount of British food publicly procured by Government Departments

Debate - on the contributions of the police and the Home Office in the identification, prevention, solving and reduction of crime; and to move for papers (B. Trumpington)

Delegated Legislation - Official Statistics Order 2008; Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008 - motions to approve