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 - Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Bach

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 - Northern Ireland Assembly Members Bill [HL] - Third reading - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

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

Legislation - Financial Services Bill - Committee of the whole House

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

Friday 26 February

The House will not be sitting.

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
1 - 5 March 2010

Monday 1 March

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Unemployment in the UK - Lord Roberts of Conwy; Unsolicited calls offering to resolve debt and financial problems - Baroness Gardner of Parkes ;Staging a special horse race to mark the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 - Baroness Trumpington; Number of Sure Start programmes set up during the past year - Baroness Massey of Darwen

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill [HL] - Report stage - Lord Mandelson

Tuesday 2 March

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Hospital treatment for alcohol-related conditions - Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville; Talks between Palestinian representatives and Israel - Lord Dykes; Regulatory burdens facing voluntary sports clubs - Lord Clement-Jones

Legislation - Corporation Tax Bill - remaining stages

Legislation - Equality Bill - Report stage - Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

Wednesday 3 March

The House will sit at 3.00pm

Oral Questions - Pest control in the Lords - Baroness Finlay of Llandaff; Managing minerals and gemstone resources in Afghanistan - Baroness Rawlings; the amount of paperwork associated with granting licences for the export of military components to NATO allies - Lord Astor of Hever

Legislation - Digital Economy Bill [HL] - Report stage (Day 2) - Lord Mandelson