Weekly Information Bulletin: 24th May 2008
Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
2 - 6 June 2008
Monday 2 June
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions - Chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis - Countess of Mar; School fruit and vegetable scheme - Baroness Walmsley; Eco-towns - Lord Rotherwick; Impact on performing arts of changes to visa system - Lord Low of Dalston
Legislation - Statute Law (Repeals) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Bach
Legislation - Employment Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Jones of Birmingham
Legislation - Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill - Third reading - Lord McKenzie of Luton
Legislation - Sale of Student Loans Bill - Report stage - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
Tuesday 3 June
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions - Closure of rape crisis centres - Lord Harrison; Student loan repayments - Baroness Seccombe; Zimbabwe - Lord Blaker
Legislation - Pensions Bill - Second reading - Lord McKenzie of Luton
Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill - Grand Committee (day 3)
Orders and Regulations - Farriers' Qualification (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 - Lord Addington
Wednesday 4 June
The House will sit at 3:00pm
Oral Questions - Short-term holding facilities at Heathrow airport - Baroness Hanham; Definition of the term "boom and bust" - Lord Selsdon; Widening; the remit of Monetary Policy Committee - Lord Barnett
Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill - Report stage (day 1) - Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill - Grand Committee (day 4)
Orders and Regulations - Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008 - Baroness Thornton
Thursday 5 June
The House will sit at 11:00am
Oral Questions - Creating a more beneficial tax environment for businesses with foreign income - Lord Roberts of Conwy; Energy Performance Certificates - Baroness Gardner of Parkes; Female genital mutilation - Baroness Rendell of Babergh
Debates - 30th anniversary of disability rights legislation - Lord Ashley of Stoke; Government's sport and physical education strategy - Lord Pendry
Short Debate - European Union Committee Report on The Future of the Common Agricultural Policy - Lord Sewel
Friday 6 June
The House will not be sitting
Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
9 - 13 June 2008
Monday 9 June
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions - Circumstances they are prepared to deport Christians to Iran - Lord Bishop of Ripon and Leeds; Future of Anti Social Behaviour Orders - Baroness Sharples; Implementation of Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan - Baroness Cox; Results from recent EU-Latin American summit - Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Short Debate - Threat to women's health of obesity during pregnancy - Baroness Rendell of Babergh
Tuesday 10 June
The House will sit at 2:30pm
Oral Questions - Drug-dependency in prisons - Lord Bishop of LiverpoolUpdating of road traffic regulations - Lord Roberts of LlandudnoGuidance to ministers answering oral questions - Lord Denham
Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Second reading - Lord Adonis
Orders and Regulations - Immigration (Registration Card) Order 2008; Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2008 - Lord Bassam of Brighton
Wednesday 11 June
The House will sit at 3:00pm
Oral Questions - Middle East peace process - Lord DykesPriorities of DEFRA - Baroness ByfordRailway electrification - Lord Faulkner of Worcester
Legislation - European Union (Amendment) Bill - Report stage (day 3) - Baroness Ashton of Upholland
Legislation - Alcohol Labelling Bill - Report stage - Lord Mitchell
Thursday 12 June
The House will sit at 11:00am
Oral Questions - Advancing National Parks by all Government departments - Lord JuddDe-proscribing the People's Mujahedin of Iran as a terrorist organisation - Lord WaddingtonPrisoner escort drivers also employed as court orderlies - Lord Ramsbotham
Legislation - Energy Bill - Committee stage (day 1) - Lord Jones of Birmingham
Friday 13 June
The House will sit at 10:00am
Legislation - Planning and Energy Bill - Second reading - Lord Hanningfield
Legislation - Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill - Second reading - Baroness Pitkeathley
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