Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
12 - 16 May 2008

Monday 12th May (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider the funding cuts for Chevening and Commonwealth Scholarships to be made in 2009. Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they evaluate the quality of Written Answers in the House of Lords; and whether they have established any variation in quality between departments. Lord Dykes to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will restore controls on the terms of consumer credit.

Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill (Committee Stage, day 4).

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Grand Committee, day 5, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Delegated Legislation - Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans Etc: Northern Ireland) Order 2008- motion to approve.

Tuesday 13th May (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Bishop of Winchester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they opposed the discontinuance by the United Nations Human Rights Council of the mandate for an expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty's Government when they will extend Winter Fuel Payments to disabled people who require additional heating in order to manage their impairment. Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance the Foreign and Commonwealth Office provides to the Royal Navy on intervening in cases of suspected piracy in international waters.

Legislation - Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill (Third Reading);

Legislation - Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill (Report Stage, day 2).

Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill (Grand Committee, day 1, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Delegated Legislation - Local Authority (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008- motion to approve.

Wednesday 14th May (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what negotiations they are undertaking with the government of the Republic of Ireland as recommended by the Brooke report, Review of Funding for the Commissioners of Irish Lights. Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what practical help they will give to the Maldives to ensure free and fair elections in the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for reform of the House of Lords.

Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill (Committee Stage, day 5)

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Grand Committee, day 6, Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Question for short debate - on reviewing the programme for updating the definitive maps of rights of way (L. Greaves).

Thursday 15th May (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the role of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in Basra. Lord Redesdale to ask Her Majesty's Government why the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund has been reduced while the Aggregates Levy has been increased. Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the European Union Food Supplements Directive.

Debates - on the case of improving arrangements for feeding patients in NHS hospitals, and to move for papers (B. Knight of Collingtree); on the development of the international arms trade treaty, and to move for papers

(L. Dubs).

Delegated Legislation - Categories of Casino Regulations 2008; Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008- motions to approve.

Question for short debate - on the negotiations with the European Commission and member states regarding the transportation of horses intended for slaughter (L. Higgins); on whether the passenger safety and environmental protection regulations covering tourist ships in Antartic waters are satisfactory (V. Montgomery of Alamein); on the support provided to business to deal with mental ill health at work and the plans to ensure the public sector leads in this area (B Neuberger) (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 2.00pm)

Friday 16th May (10.00am)

Legislation - Torture (Damages) Bill [HL] (Second Reading)

Legislation - Sunday Trading (Horticulture) Bill [HL] (Second Reading).

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
19 - 23 May 2008

Monday 19th May (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have recently reviewed the extent to which offshore financial centres under United Kingdom sovereignty provide more benefits than costs to the British economy; Baroness Greengross to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made on the development of Polyclinics; Earl of Glasgow to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will introduce measures to allow Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices to be used on roads; Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty's Government what their response is to the CBI/Edexcel Education and Skills Survey 2008 Taking Stock which reports employers' concerns at deficiencies throughout the educational spectrum from basic literacy to science degrees and foreign languages.

Legislation - Employment Bill [HL] (Report Stage)

Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill (Grand Committee, day 2, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Measure - Church of England Marriage Measure.

Tuesday 20th May (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to respond to the report by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons into Oakhill Secure Training Centre which proposed its temporary closure; Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve litter collection from roads; Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to review the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation for five per cent of all road vehicle fuel to be made up of biofuels by 2010.

Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill (Committee Stage, day 6).

Delegated Legislation - Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008; Mutilation (Permitted Procedures) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008; Building Societies (Financial Assistance) Order 2008; Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit, and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008; Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and ratios) Order 2008; Land Registration (Network Access) Rules 2008; Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2008; Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008- motions to approve. (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Question for short debate - on the risk of flooding from inland rivers in the United Kingdom and the role of the Environment Agency as the delegated body for managing it (L. Rotherwick).

Wednesday 21st May (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Thomas of Walliswood to ask Her Majesty's Government how many women prisoners in United Kingdom prisons have children under 16 years old, and of these how many have children under five years old; Lord Tyler to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to examine the health effects from the possible contamination of cockpit and cabin air in aircraft revealed in a recent BBC Panorama programme; Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress has been made with the development of clean coal technology.

Legislation - Energy Bill (Second Reading).

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Grand Committee, day 7, Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Thursday 22nd May (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Eden of Winton to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions at an international level they have had about the depletion of rainforests; and with what results; Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect to lay before Parliament any statutory instrument that could affect the role of the Pensions Appeal Tribunal as a discrete specialised jurisdiction for determining war pension appeals; and if so, when; Lord Hamilton of Epsom to ask Her Majesty's Government what analysis they have carried out of the rise in the cost of living over the past ten years.

Legislation - Health and Social Care Bill (Grand Committee, day 8, Moses Room, 12.00pm)

Delegated Legislation - Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008; Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008; Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2008- motions to annul.

Debates- Conservative debates.