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Weekly Information Bulletin: 20th November 2010

Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
22 – 26 November 2010

Monday 22 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction(s) – Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint and the Rt Hon Michael Ancram

Oral Questions – Merger of the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading – Baroness Kingsmill; Ensuring that vehicles other than buses do not park in bus stops – Baroness Greengross; Fulbright Scholarship Programme – Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe; Good design quality in the built environment – Lord Howarth of Newport

Orders and Regulations – Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Central Africa Interim Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2010 and the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Côte d’Ivoire Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2010 – Baroness Wilcox

Orders and Regulations – Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2010 and the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 – Lord Henley

Legislation – Finance (No. 2) Bill – Second reading – Lord Sassoon

Tuesday 23 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions – Hydrotherapy for people with progressive conditions – Baroness Thomas of Winchester; Financing for the Rugby League World Cup 2013 – Lord Hoyle; Procedures and paperwork for applicants for immigration or residential status – Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Orders and Regulations – Apportionment of Money in the National Lottery Distribution Fund Order 2010 – Baroness Garden of Frognal

Orders and Regulations – Official Statistics Order 2010

Legislation – Public Bodies Bill [HL] – Committee of the whole House – Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Orders and Regulations – Medical Profession (Responsible Officers) Regulations 2010 – Motion to regret – Earl Howe/Baroness Thornton

Wednesday 24 November

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions – The UN Security Council – Lord Judd; Local authorities and the removal of children from the care of their parents – Baroness Knight of Collingtree; Implementation of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 – Lord Jay of Ewelme

Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill – Instruction to Committee – Lord McNally

Legislation – Identity Documents Bill – Third Reading – Baroness Neville–Jones

Orders and Regulations – Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2010 and the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2010 – Lord Shutt

Legislation – Equitable Life (Payments) Bill – Second reading and Remaining stages – Lord Sassoon

Thursday 25 November

The House will sit at 11:00am

Introduction(s) – The Lord Bishop of Oxford and Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

Oral Questions – Violence against women – Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe; Sexual Assault Referral Centres – Baroness Gould of Potternewton; UK banks and support for companies operating in disputed territories – Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

Debate – Operation of health and safety laws – Lord Young of GraffhamLord Young of Graffham

Debate –The role of the police – Viscount BridgemanViscount Bridgeman

Orders and Regulations – Draft National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Referendum Question, Date of Referendum Etc.) Order 2010, the draft National Assembly for Wales Referendum (Assembly Act Provisions) (Limit on Referendum Expenses Etc.) Order 2010 and the National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Amendment of Schedule 7 to the Government of Wales Act 2006) Order 2010 – Lord Wallace of TankernessLord Wallace of Tankerness

Friday 26 November

The House will not be sitting.


Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
29 November – 3 December 2010

Monday 29 November

The House will sit at 2.30pm

Legislation – Public Bodies Bill [HL] – Committee of the whole House (Day 2) – Lord Taylor of Holbeach

Oral Questions – Condition of the building structure of the Palace of Westminster – Lord Haskel; International aid budget – Lord Sheikh; legal aid in the area of social welfare law – Lord Bach; Reviewing the conventions of the two Houses of Parliament – Lord Grocott

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

Legislation – Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] – Committee stage – Lord Sassoon

Tuesday 30 November

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions – Use of the death penalty – Baroness Stern; Growth in number of unpaid interns and how this relates to the minimum wage – Lord Lea of Crondall; Protection of the Wedgewood Museum – The Earl of Clencarty

Legislation – Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill – Committee of the whole House – Lord Falconer of Thoroton

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:00pm

Short Debate – Measures in respect of Iran over human rights, nuclear developments and its role in neighbouring countries – Lord Corbett of Castle Vale

Short Debate – Individual countries of Central Asia and South Caucasus – Viscount Waverley

Short Debate – Procurement lessons learnt from the railways – Baroness Greengross

Short Debate – Value of manufacturing to the UK economy – Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Wednesday 1 December

The House will sit at 3.00pm

Oral Questions – Increased membership of the House of since the general election – Lord Dubs; Trial of longer and heavier vehicles on roads – Lord Dixon–Smith; Appointment procedures for the heads of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank – Lord Stern of Brentford

Legislation – Superannuation Bill – Report stage – Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3.45pm

Legislation – Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] – Committee stage (Day 2) – Lord Sassoon

Thursday 2 December

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions – European Union budgets – Lord Campbell of Alloway; Sham marriages – Baroness Sharples; Implications of the Spending Review 2010 for the funding of public libraries – Lord Harrison

Orders and Regulations – Income–related Benefits (Subsidy to Authorities) (Temporary Accomodation) Amendment Order 2010 – Lord Knight of Weymouth

Friday 3 December

The House will sit at 10.00am

Legislation – Re–Export controls Bill [HL] – Second reading – Lord Alton of Liverpool

Legislation – House of Lords Reform Bill [HL] – Second reading – Lord Steel of Aikwood