Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
18 - 22 January 2010

Monday 18 January

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Amendment of the Bank of England Act 1998 - Lord Barnett; The quality of care homes for those with dementia - Lord Ashley of Stoke; Information from the government of Libya about Jaballa Hamed Matar and Hamed Said Khanfoor - Lord Lester of Herne Hill; Free trade agreements being negotiated by Peru and Colombia with the EU - Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Orders and Regulations - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill - Committee stage (day 3) - Lord Mandelson/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Video Recordings Bill - Second reading - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Video Recordings Bill - Committee of the whole House - Lord Davies of Oldham

Tuesday 19 January

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - The issuing of arrest warrants for senior Israelis visiting the UK - Lord Anderson of Swansea; The provision of visas for business visitors from Iraq - Lord Clement-Jones; Postal votes for parliamentary elections - Lord Roberts of Llandudno

Legislation - Equality Bill - Committee stage (day 3) - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Short Debate - Effect on NHS of the increasing level of qualifications expected of staff - Baroness Gardner of Parkes / Lord Tunnicliffe

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.30pm

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (day 1) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Wednesday 20 January

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon; Costs of contraceptive services globally versus green technologies in reducing carbon dioxide emissions - Lord Lea of Crondall; The reductions in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's budget - Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Legislation - Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [HL] - Report stage - Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

Legislation - Video Recordings Bill - Report stage and Third reading - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill [HL] - Committee of the whole House (Day 4) - Lord Mandelson / Lord Davies of Oldham

Thursday 21 January

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - The promotion of sustainable livelihoods for the people of Afghanistan - Baroness Rawlings; Making roads safer for cyclists - Viscount Falkland; Trial of members of the Bah 'í community in Iran - Lord Avebury

Debate - Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation - Lord Hannay of Chiswick

Debate - HM Probation Service - Ramsbotham

Legislation - Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Morris

Legislation - Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill [HL] - Committee of the whole House - Lord Dholakia / Lord Tunnicliffe

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

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (Day 2) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Friday 22 January

The House will not be sitting.

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
25 - 29 January 2010

Monday 25 January

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - EU External Action Service - Lord Howell of Guildford; Responsibility for energy performance certificates - Lord Redesdale; Illegal immigration through the use of "bogus" colleges - Lord Naseby; Reciprocal health agreements with Gurnesey, the Isle of Man and Jersey - Lord Smith of Clifton

Legislation - Equality Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 4) - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Legislation - Kent County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill - First reading

Legislation - Allhallows Staining Church Bill - First reading - The Clothworkers' Company

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

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (Day 3) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Tuesday 26 January

The House will sit at

Oral Questions - Confidence in British-based banks - Lord Renton of Mount Harry; Unemployment in the UK - Lord Roberts of Conwy; Traffic Director for London - Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill [HL] - Committee of the whole House (Day 5) - Lord Mandelson / Lord Davies of Oldham

Orders and Regulations - Charities Act 2006 (Changes in Exempt Charities) Order 2010; Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2010 - Motion to withdraw - Baroness Crawley / Viscount Eccles

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

Orders and Regulations - Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 - Minister tbc.; State Pension Credit (Disclosure of Information) (Electricity Suppliers) Regulations 2010 - Lord McKenzie of Luton; Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Mandatory Life Sentence: Determination of Minimum Term) Order 2010 - Minister tbc.; Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 201 - Lord Davies of Oldham; National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Environment) Order 2010 - Lord Davies of Oldham

Wednesday 27 January

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Registration of non-British passports held by British passport holders - Lord Marlesford; Shares listed on the Alternative Investment Market - Lord Lee of Trafford; Ability of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Garda Síoch na to investigate and prosecute crimes across the border - Lord Cope of Berkeley

Legislation - Equality Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 5) - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

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

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (Day 4) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Thursday 28 January

The House will sit at 11:00pm

Oral Questions - Speed cameras - Lord Trimble; Safety of Antarctic cruise ships - Earl Attlee; Arrest warrants in private prosecutions against political persons - Lord Maclennan of Rogart

Debate - The case for a fairer and more progressive tax system - Lord McNally

Debate - The case for further political and constitutional reform - Lord Tyler

Friday 29 January

The House will not be sitting.