Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
17 - 20 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)

Motion - Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules - motion to disapprove

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 - Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] (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; Rail Vehicle Accessibility (B2007 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2008; Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services-Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008; Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc.) Order 2008; Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008 - motions to approve

Question for short debate - on plans to help parents of school age children to spend more quality time with them at weekends (Bp. Southwell & Nottingham)

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; Offender Management Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008; Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 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

Motion - to uprate Crossbench funding - motion to approve

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

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
24 - 27 March 2008

Monday 24 March (2.30pm)

The House will not be sitting

Tuesday 25 March (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to support independent living for disabled people. Lord Sheikh to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of progress towards a peace settlement in Darfur. Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of world stocks of grain and their implication for the United Kingdom

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

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Second reading)

Delegated Legislation - Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008 - motion to approve (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Wednesday 26 March (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what assurances they will give that Berwick-upon-Tweed will remain in England. Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will provide an independent review system for immigration and asylum detainees who have been held for three months or more. Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government why they propose to repeal the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 which requires local authorities to report annually on progress towards improving energy efficiency in all homes in their area by 30 per cent over 15 years

It is expected the House adjourn after Oral Questions until 5.30pm for the speech of President Sarkozy in the Royal Gallery

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Report stage, day 1)

Delegated Legislation - Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 - motion to annul

Thursday 27 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the law and procedures regarding coroners' inquests. Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the current electoral process in Zimbabwe conforms to the Southern African Development Community standards for the conduct of elections. Lord Best to ask Her Majesty's Government what response they have received to the publication of their strategy for housing in an ageing society, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Neighbourhoods

Legislation - Alcohol Labelling Bill [HL] (Committee stage)

Debates - on financial inequality in the United Kingdom, and to move for papers (L. Harries for Pentregarth); on encouraging high-quality architecture in the United Kingdom, and to move for papers

(L. Howarth of Newport)

Question for short debate - on the consideration of the social care needs of adults with learning disabilities in the forthcoming Green Paper on adult social care (L. Rix); on the actions being taken to tackle the issue of fly-tipping (B. Scott of Needham Market); on whether the Migrant Integration Policy Index will be used to inform debates on migrants in Europe (L. Dholakia) (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 2.00pm)