Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
9 - 13 February 2009

Monday 9 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - East Coast Main Line franchise - Lord Bradshaw; GP opening hours - Baroness Jones of Whitchurch; Possible war crimes in Gaza - Lord Dykes; Public sector pensions - Baroness O'Cathain

Legislation - Banking Bill - Third reading - Lord Myners

Debate - Report of the European Union Committee on the Future of EU Regional Policy - Baroness Cohen of Pimlico/Lord Davies of Abersoch

Tuesday 10 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - UK banks - Lord Barnett; House of Lords reform - Lord Tyler; Housing and integrated

developments - Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 4) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Orders and Regulations - Rent Officers (Housing Benefit Functions) Amendment (No.2) Order 2008 - motion to annul - Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope/Lord McKenzie of Luton

Wednesday 11 February

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Sudan - Baroness Cox; Vehicles and equipment in Afghanistan - Lord Selkirk of Douglas;

Zimbabwe - Lord Blaker

Legislation - Borders, Citzenship and Immigration Bill - Second reading - Lord West of Spithead

Orders and Regulations - Northern Ireland Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2009 - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Thursday 12 February

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Armed forces recruitment figures - Lord Lee of Trafford; Arrests for identity forgery - Lord Corbett of Castle Vale; Violence against women - Baroness Howe of Idlicote

Debate - Good Childhood Inquiry report - Bishop of Leicester/Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Debate - Use of social networking sites by children - Lord Harris of Haringey/Lord Brett

Friday 13 February

The House will not be sitting

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
23 - 27 February 2009

Monday 23 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Right to vote in elections for members of the House of Lords - Lord Dubs; Recruitment into the nuclear industry - Lord Jenkin of Roding; Sri Lanka - Lord Naseby; Canada geese and airports - Lord Clinton-Davis

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 5) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Tuesday 24 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Winter fuel allowance - Baroness Wilcox; Statute Law Database - Lord Low of Dalston; Boundary Committee's review of local authority areas in Norfolk - Lord Howard of Rising

Legislation - Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] - Report stage - Baroness Andrews

Short Debate - Persecution of religious believers - Baroness Cox

Wednesday 25 February

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - National debt - Baroness Perry of Southwark; Communications budgets for Government-funded organizations - Baroness Byford; Corporate governance in UK business - Lord Smith of Clifton

Legislation - Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] - Committee stage - Lord West of Spithead

Short Debate - Future of public service broadcasting in Scotland - Lord Macdonald of Tradeston/Lord Davidson

of Glen Cova

Thursday 26 February

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Rose Review of the Primary Curriculum - Baroness Walmsley; Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill - Lord Campbell of Alloway; Effect of recession on state pensions - Baroness Greengross

Debate - Foreign policy - Lord Marlesford/Lord Malloch-Brown