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

Monday 10 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - EU Emissions Trading Scheme - Lord Berkeley; VAT on repairs to and the renovation of housing and listed buildings - Lord Cope of Berkeley; Safety of the Channel Tunnel - Lord Dykes; Provision of aid to Ethiopia - Baroness Rawlings

Legislation - Planning Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Baroness Andrews

Orders and Regulations - Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2008 - Baroness Thomas of Winchester

Tuesday 11 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Use of EU funds - Baroness of Pimlico; Regulation of the use of pesticides in the EU - Lord Willoughby de Broke; Bank leverage - Lord Lee of Crondall

Legislation - Torture (Damages) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Archer of Sandwell

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Third reading - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Legislation - Counter Terrorism Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Lord West of Spithead

Wednesday 12 November

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Compensation awarded to disabled servicemen and women - Lord Selkirk of Douglas; Remit of the Bank of England regarding interest rates - Lord Barnett; Rate of UK unemployment - Lord Roberts of Conwy

Legislation - Planning Bill - Report stage (day 3) - Baroness Andrews

Orders and Regulations - General Medical Council (Constitution) Order 2008 - Baroness Finlay of Llandaff/Baroness Thornton

Thursday 13 November

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions -Transport by sea and global warming - Lord Higgins; Accession of Georgia and Ukraine to NATO - Lord Skidelsky; Killings and disappearances in Nepal - Earl of Sandwich

Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Legislation - Employment Bill - Commons Amendments - Baroness Vadera

Royal Assent - to be confirmed

Friday 14 November

The House will sit at 10:00am

Debate - EU Committee report on increasing the supply of donor organs in the EU - Baroness Howarth of Breckland

Debate - Economic Affairs Committee report on immigration - Lord Wakeham

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
17 - 21 November 2008

Monday 17 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Proposed database of mobile telephone and internet records - Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer; Commercial development of wind farms and other renewable energy sources - Lord James of Blackheath; Christians in Orissa - Baroness Cox; Inheritance tax liability - Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Legislation - Counter-Terrorism Bill - Third reading - Lord West of Spithead

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] - Commons Amendment - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Tuesday 18 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - The Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells; Offshore financial centres - Lord Wallace of Saltaire; Visa requirements for citizens from Republic of Macedonia - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock; Proportion of wealth currently held by the richest 10 per cent of population - Lord Sheldon

Legislation - Planning Bill - Third reading - Baroness Andrews

Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] - Commons Amendment - Lord Adonis

Wednesday 19 November

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Discussions with British Medical Association about drug dependency in prisons - Lord Bishop of Liverpool; Report of Chief Inspector of Prisons 'The Indeterminate Sentence for Public Prosecution: A Thematic Review' - Baroness Linklater of Butterstone; Funding arrangements for students pursuing a course in higher education - Baroness Perry of Southwark

Legislation - Pensions Bill - Third reading - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] - Commons Amendment - Lord Myners

Thursday 20 November

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Support and encouragement given to farmers in poor countries - Lord Judd; Ratio of physicians to population - Lord Roberts of Llandudno; Diabetes among children - Lord Harrison