Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
26 - 30 October 2009

Monday 26 October

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Judicial Committee of the Privy Council - Lord Anderson of Swansea; Raising awareness of tuberculosis - Baroness Sharples; Creating a more balanced economy - Lord Haskel; Death of Fiona Pilkington and her daughter and investigating how many families in England and Wales are subjected to bullying - Lord Neill of Bladen

Legislation - Coroners and Justice Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Lord Bach

Short Debate - Autism, social inclusion and disability discrimination legislation - Baroness Prashar/ Baroness Thornton

Tuesday 27 October

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction(s) - Lord Sacks, Baroness O'Loan

Oral Questions - Impact of the UK's net expenditure transfers to the EU budget - Lord Vinson; Prevention of contamination of cabin air in aircraft - Lord Tyler; High alcohol content red wines - Lord Harrison

Legislation - Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) Bill - Third reading - Lord Janner of Braunstone

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Short Debate - Protection of vulnerable migrant workers' rights - Lord Harries of Pentregarth/ Lord Brett

Wednesday 28 October

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Energy supplies during the coming winter - Lord Ezra; Resolution of the Cyprus dispute - Lord Wallace of Saltaire; Role of the Lord Speaker - Lord Campbell-Savours

Legislation - Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill - Committee stage - Lord Whitty

Legislation - Coroners and Justice Bill - Report stage (day 3) - Lord Bach

Short Debate - Environmental Noise (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1610) - Motion to take note - Lord Rosser/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Thursday 29 October

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Value of benefits overpayments and unrecovered tax - Lord James of Blackheath; Dealing with water shortages in Africa - Lord Hunt of Chesterton; Complexities affecting investigations and bringing of suspects to trial in Northern Ireland - Lord Cope of Berkeley

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Report stage (day 3) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Short Debate - The decision making process determining the use of off-label medicines - Earl Howe

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2:00pm

Orders and Regulations - Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2009; Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Public Authorities) Regulations 2009; Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2009; Provision of Services Regulations 2009 - Lord Young of Norwood Green

Friday 30 October

The House will not be sitting.

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
2 - 6 November 2009

Monday 2 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Plans for the introduction of regulations to prohibit retail display of tobacco products - Lord Walton of Detchant; Enabling British military and other personnel serving overseas to vote in elections - Lord Roberts of Llandudno; UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict - Baroness Northover; Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe - Lord Avebury

Legislation - Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill - Report stage - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin/ Lord Young of Norwood Green

Short Debate - Olympic Route Network Designation Order 2009 - Motion to revoke - Baroness Hanham/ Lord Adonis

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:30pm

Orders and Regulations - Draft Saving Gateway Accounts Regulations 2009 - Lord Myners; Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009 - Lord Myners; Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (Amendment) Order 2009; District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2009 - Baroness Crawley; Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2009; Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendments to Schedule 2) Order 2009 - Baroness Crawley; Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) (Amendment) Order 2009 - Motion to take note - Baroness Butler-Sloss/Lord Bach

Tuesday 3 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction(s) - Bishop of Lichfield

Oral Questions - Long-term side effects of painkillers and anti-depressants - Earl of Sandwich; Walton Report on Access to Specialist Neuromuscular Care - Baroness Thomas of Winchester;

Legislation - Policing and Crime Bill - Report stage (day 1) - Lord West of Spithead/Lord Brett

Short Debate - Management of water and the conservation of rivers - Lord Dear/Lord Davies of Oldham

Wednesday 4 November

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Policy on Afghanistan - Lord Renton of Mount Harry; Sheep farmers and the new electronic identification requirements - Archbishop of York; Garth prison and the effect of budget cuts on the prison system - Baroness Stern

Legislation - Coroners and Justice Bill - Third Reading - Lord Bach

Legislation - Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill - Report stage (day 2) - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin/ Lord Young of Norwood Green

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:45pm

Debate - Sudan - Bishop of Salisbury/ Lord Brett

Debate - Cerebral palsy - Lord Hameed/Baroness Thornton

Debate - The Vision 2020 initiative - Lord Crisp

Debate - Humanism and the BBC - Lord Harrison

Thursday 5 November

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Czech President's stance on the Treaty of Lisbon - Lord Dykes; Inter-ministerial meeting with Polish ministers - Lord Clinton-Davis; Disabled students and the student loans system - Lord Addington

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Third Reading - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Legislation - Policing and Crime Bill - Report Stage (day 2) - Lord West of Spithead/ Lord Brett

Friday 6 November

The House will sit at 10:00am

Debate - The Armed Forces and future defence policy - Lord Drayson