Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
3 - 5 November 2008

Wednesday 3 December

The House will sit at 11:30am

State Opening of Parliament - Start of the new parliamentary session

Queen's Speech - Outline of the Government's policies and proposed legislative programme for the new session

Motion for Humble Address - Debate on the Queen's Speech

Thursday 4 December

The House will sit at 11:00am

Debate on the address - Foreign and European Affairs, International Development and Defence - Baroness Taylor of Bolton/Lord Malloch-Brown

Friday 5 December

The House will not sit

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
8 - 11 November 2008

Monday 8 December

The House will sit at 2:20pm

Debate on the address - Business and Economic Affairs - Lord Myners/Lord Mandelson

Tuesday 9 December

The House will sit at 2:20pm

Debate on the address - Home, Legal and Constitutional Affairs - Lord West of Spithead/Lord Bach

Wednesday 10 December

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Debate on the address - Local Government, Equality, Transport, Agriculture and the Environment - Baroness Andrews/Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Thursday 11 December

The House will sit at 11:00am

Debate on the address - Health, Social Affairs, Education and Culture - Lord Darzi of Denham/Lord McKenzie of Luton

Friday 12 December

The House will not sit