Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
30 March - 3 April 2009

Monday 30 March

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Security for G20 London summit - Baroness Rawlings; Funding of Government's borrowing requirement - Lord Higgins; Use of immunotherapy in treatment of allergies - Lord Taverne; Taxpayer's Alliance report 'The Great European Rip-off' - Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 10) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Orders and Regulations - Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Monitoring and Reporting; and Assessments - Amendment) Regulations 2009 - Baroness Thornton

Tuesday 31 March

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - UK's contribution to EU budget - Lord Campbell of Alloway; Criteria for counting rough sleepers - Baroness Scott of Needham Market; Future role of the FSA - Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Legislation - Postal Services Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 2) - Lord Mandelson

Orders and Regulations - Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings)

Order 2009 - Lord Bach

Wednesday 1 April

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Assessment of pensioners' savings - Baroness Greengross; UK visa facilities for Iraqis - Lord

Clement-Jones; Economic competitiveness of the regions - Lord Sheldon

Legislation - Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] - Report stage (day 2) - Lord West of Spithead

Legislation - Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] - Report stage (day 3) - Baroness Andrews

Thursday 2 April

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Type 2 diabetes - Lord Harrison; Equity release schemes - Baroness Hollis of Heigham; UK energy capacity - Lord Tombs

Debate - Regulation, collection and retention of personal data - Earl of Northesk/Lord Bach

Debate - Problems caused by online piracy - Lord Lloyd-Webber

Orders and Regulations - Legislative Reform (Insolvency) (Advertising Requirements) Order 2009 - Lord Brett

Legislation - Saving Gateway Accounts Bill - Committee stage (day 1) - Lord Myners (Grand Committee Moses

Room 12.00 noon)

Friday 3 April

The House will not be sitting

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
20 - 24 April 2009

Monday 20 April

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Sir Andrew Foster's report on the further education colleges building programme - Baroness Valentine; 2012 Olympic Games and Sport and Exercise Medicine consultants - Lord Addington; Voting rights for prisoners in the European elections - Lord Ramsbotham; Civilian staff in conflict prevention and peace-keeping operations - Lord Hannay of Chiswick

Legislation - Postal Services Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 3) - Lord Mandelson

Short Debate - Assessment of Channel 4 Dispatches programme 'Undercover Mosque' - Lord Thomas of Gresford/Baroness Scotland of Asthal

Tuesday 21 April

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Mortgages for residential properties - Lord Dubs; Development of high-speed rail - Bishop of Carlisle; Government policy and the current economic situation - Earl of Caithness

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Committee stage (day 11) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Legislation: Saving Gateway Accounts Bill - Committee stage (day 2) - Lord Myners (Grand Committee

Moses Room 3.30pm)

Wednesday 22 April

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Quantitative easing - Lord Barnett; Unemployment figures and benefits - Lord Roberts of Conwy;

Re-use of graves - Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham

Legislation - Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord West of Spithead

Legislation - Business Rate Supplements Bill - Second reading - Baroness Andrews

Thursday 23 April

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Tuberculosis - Baroness Sharples; Cancer patients living in fuel poverty - Baroness Gardner of Parkes; The postal address of the new Supreme Court - Earl Ferrers