Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
8 - 12 February 2010

Monday 8 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Funding of education in prisons - Lord Ramsbotham; The 2010 Kazakhstan chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe - Viscount Waverley; The third runway at Heathrow - Lord Trefgarne; The promotion of social tourism - Baroness Rendell of Babergh

Legislation - Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead

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

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (Day 5) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Tuesday 9 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Human rights of Iranian refugees at Camp Ashraf - Lord Maginnis of Drumglass; Discarded fish caught by vessels in the North Sea and South Western waters - Lord Teverson; Safeguarding of social science and humanities research in universities - Lord Judd

Legislation - Live Music Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Clement-Jones

Legislation - Bribery Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Bach

Legislation - Equality Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 6) - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill [HL] - Committee of the whole House (Day 7) - Lord Mandelson

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

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

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

Legislation - Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Bill [HL] - Committee stage (Day 3) - Lord Bach

Orders and Regulations - Asylum (Designated States) Order 2010 - Lord Brett; Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (England) Order 2010 - Lord Davies of Oldham; Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 - Lord Davies of Oldham; Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2010; Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2010 - Lord McKenzie of Luton; Rail Vehicle Accessibility (London Underground Metropolitan Line S8 Vehicles) Exemption Order 2010 - Lord Faulkner of Worcester; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2010 - Lord Myners

Wednesday 10 February

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - The role of the Leader of the House - Lord Campbell-Savours; Tamil population in Sri Lanka - Lord Sheikh; Electoral reform - Lord Tyler

Legislation - Fiscal Responsibility Bill - Second reading - Lord Myners

Debate - European Union Committee Report on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes - Lord Carter of Coles

Thursday 11 February

The House will not be sitting.

Friday 12 February

The House will not be sitting.

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
22 - 26 February 2010

Monday 22 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Equipment for detecting improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan - Lord Addington; Extending job guarantees to the over 50 - Baroness Greengross; Increasing the number of women non-executive directors - Baroness Prosser; Combating extremism - Baroness Knight of Collingtree

Legislation - Personal Care at Home Bill - Committee of the whole House - Baroness Thornton

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

Orders and Regulations - The state of local and regional newspapers - Lord Harrison; Howard League's Commission on English Prisons Today - Lord Carlile of Berriew; Resettlement of Iranian dissident refugees in Camp Ashraf - Lord Corbett of Castle Vale

Tuesday 23 February

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Postal ballots - Lord Roberts of Llandudno; Retinopathy screening - Lord Harrison; Bailiffs and awarding damages - Lord Lucas

Legislation - Financial Services Bill - Second reading - Lord Myners

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

Orders and Regulations - Draft Overarching National Policy Statement for Energy (EN-1) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Wednesday 24 February

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Reducing the size of major banks - Lord Barnett; Sustainability of the dairy sector - Bishop of Wakefield; Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group - Lord Sheldon

Legislation - Flood and Water Management Bill - Second reading - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Financial Services Bill - Committee of the whole House

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

Legislation - Child Poverty Bill - Committee stage (Day 6) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Thursday 25 February

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Metric weighing scales in the NHS - Lord Walton of Detchant; Tax status of British citizens and companies in Monaco - Lord Wallace of Saltaire; Law on self defence - Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills - Lord Mandelson

Debate - Enhancing the means available to the House of Lords to scrutinise legislation and public policy - Lord Norton of Louth

Debate - Cuts to higher and further education funding - Lord Baker of Dorking