FORTHCOMING BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
30 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER

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Monday 30 November (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Prosecution for fraud by staff of the European Commission (L. Dixon-Smith); Introduction of a Freedom of Information Bill (L. Campbell of Croy); Benefits to the United Kingdom of offshore financial centres in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man (L. Wallace of Saltaire); Plans to increase the number of suitability qualified men working in primary schools (L. Northbourne).

Debate - Debate on the Address (fourth day) - Education, Environment and Agriculture (B. Blackstone and L. Whitty).

Oral Questions - Level of funding for the Disability Rights Commission (L. Ashley of Stoke); London Transport fare rises and policies combating global warming and encouraging brownfield development (B. Ludford); Anticipated effects, especially in Wales, of the proposed changes in the steel industry (L. Roberts of Conwy); Progress in the formation of the Commission investigating student fees in Scotland (L. Selkirk of Douglas).

Debates - Debate on the Address (fifth day) - Industry, Economic and Social Affairs (B. Hollis of Heigham and L. Simon of Highbury).

Oral Questions - Use of the veto to block moves to harmonise taxes in the European Union (L. Waddington); Action to increase the number of mature students at universities (L. Dormand of Easington); Employment by local authorities of suitably trained staff in residential children's homes (L. Northbourne); Effects of the top rate of tax on tax revenues and numbers of taxpayers involved (B. Castle of Blackburn).

Debate - Debate on the Address (sixth day) - Health and Home Affairs (B. Hayman and L. Williams of Mostyn).

Oral Questions - Exemption of civil servants in press and private offices from the rules governing the 48 hour working week (L. Campbell of Croy); Current assessment of relations between the United Kingdom and Malaysia (L. Moynihan); Detention of Leyla Zana and other DEP Members of the Turkish Parliament (L. Archer of Weston-Super-Mare).

Debates - Report of the Select Committee on the Public Service (L. Slynn of Hadley); 9th Report of the Science and Technology Committee on Cannabis: the scientific and medical evidence (L. Perry of Walton).

HOUSE OF LORDS
PROVISIONAL FUTURE BUSINESS
7 - 10 DECEMBER 1998

Monday 7 December (2.30pm)

Legislation - Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill [HL] (second reading).

Debate - Strategic Defence Review (L. Gilbert).

Unstarred Question - Policy towards developments in Sudan (B. Cox).

Debates - Conservative debates.

Unstarred Question - Report of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Psychiatrists on organophosphate sheep dips (C. Mar).

Legislation - Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions etc.) Bill [HL] (second reading); Pollution Prevention and Control Bill [HL] (second reading).

Unstarred Question - Progress in alleviating the devastation caused by the recent hurricane in Central America (V. Montgomery of Alamein).