Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
30 November - 4 December 2009

Monday 30 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - The consolidation of Pathology Services - Lord Warner; Enterprise and entrepreneurship in British business and industry - Lord Haskel; The Press Complaints Commission proposals for a review of foreign and overseas based news media owners in Britain - Lord Dykes; Industrial accident and disease victims whose employers' liability insurance policies cannot be traced - Baroness Turner of Camden

Debate - Debate on the Leader's Group Report and approval of the Code of Conduct - Lord Brabazon of Tara

Tuesday 1 December

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction - Lord Bishop of Gloucester

Oral Questions - Restrictions on libel claims made in the UK - Lord Pannick; Requests from the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 - Lord Naseby; The state retirement age - Lord Sheldon

Debate - Report of the European Union Committee on Developments in EU Trade Policy - Baroness Cohen of Pimlico

Legislation - Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill - Second reading - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Orders and Regulations - Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2009; Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations 2009; Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 - Motion to regret - Baroness Thomas of Winchester/ Lord McKenzie of Luton

Wednesday 2 December

The House will sit at 3:30pm

Oral Questions - The Nuffield Council on Bioethics' report on the ethical issues raised by dementia - Lord Harries of Pentregarth; Making energy displays compulsory alongside the introduction of smart meters to homes - Lord Teverson; The relationship between the UK and Caribbean Commonwealth countries - Baroness Scott of Needham Market

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill - Second reading - Lord Mandelson

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

Orders and Regulations - European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Montenegro) Order 2009 - Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead; Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Functions of an Approved Regulator) Order 2009; Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 - Lord Tunnicliffe; Draft Transfer of Functions of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal Order 2009; Draft Transfer of Tribunal Functions Order 2009; Draft Amendment to Schedule 6 to the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 Order 2009 - Lord Tunnicliffe; Census (England and Wales) Order 2009 - Baroness Crawley

Thursday 3 December

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - The effects of new rates of air passenger duty on the UK tourism industry - Lord Palmer; The contribution the cultural and creative arts make to gross domestic product - Baroness Sharp of Guildford; The management of epilepsy - Lord Walton of Detchant

Debate - Modern language skills and the UK economy - Baroness Coussins

Debate - The future of the BBC - Lord Fowler/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Orders and Regulations - Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Order 2009 - Motion to take note - Lord Hunt of Wirral/ Lord Mandelson

Friday 4 December

The House will not be sitting.

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
7 - 11 December 2009

Monday 7 December

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - the UK's United Nations assessed peacekeeping contributions - Lord Hannay of Chiswick; The number in public employment - Baroness Miller of Hendon; Apprenticeships in 2008-09 - Lord De Mauley; The decision not to allow Mr Michael Savage to enter the UK - Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Debate - Science and Technology Committee on Pandemic Influenza: Follow-up - Motion to take note - Lord Sutherland of Houndwood

Debate - European Union Committee on Money laundering and the financing of terrorism - Motion to take note - Lord Jopling

Orders and Regulations - Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (Amendment) Order 2009 - Motion to revoke - Earl of Onslow

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

Legislation - Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill - Second reading committee - Lord Bach

Tuesday 8 December

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - The future of the BBC Trust - Lord Fowler; Legislation to halve the fiscal deficit - Lord Renton of Mount Harry; The impact of Family Intervention Projects - Baroness Massey of Darwen

Legislation - Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill - Second reading - Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

Debate - Committee on Climate Change's progress report: "Meeting Carbon Budgets - the need for a step change" - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Wednesday 9 December

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Major projects which have benefited from an acceleration of public spending - Baroness Valentine; Proposals regarding House of Lords procedure and practice under discussion in the House of Lords Procedure Committee - Lord Campbell-Savours; Serving personnel voting in the forthcoming elections - Lord Roberts of Llandudno

Legislation - Bribery Bill - Second reading - Lord Bach

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

Orders and Regulations - Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2009 - Minister tbc.

Orders and Regulations - Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No. 3) Order 2009 - Minister tbc.

Orders and Regulations - Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2009 - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Orders and Regulations - Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 - Lord Davies of Oldham

Thursday 10 December

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Variable tax rates for alcoholic drinks - Lord Soley; The Nagorno-Karabakh dispute - Viscount Waverley; The Government's pledge to protect private tenants whose homes are repossessed because of their landlord's mortgage arrears - Lord Best

Debate - The Commonwealth's shared goals in democracy and development - Lord Sheikh

Debate - The Royal Society report "Reaping the Benefits" and the contribution to be made by British agriculture - Baroness Byford

Orders and Regulations - Criminal Defence Service (Contribution Orders) Regulations 2009 - Lord Bach; Criminal Defence Service (Representations Orders: Appeals Etc.) - Lord Bach; Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 - Lord Bach