Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
17 November - 20 November

Enquiries about Lords business may be put to the Lords Information Office 020 - 7219 3107

Monday 17 November (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Whether the aims of the Right to Read Charter championed by the Royal National Institute for the Blind should be supported (B. Gardner of Parkes); Why students who become disabled during their period of study are denied access to disability benefits available to students who are disabled at the outset of their studies (B. Sharp of Guildford); What is proposed by "keeping the nuclear energy option open" and what is the cost of so doing (L. Peyton of Yeovil); Whether the Financial Services Authority's proposals to regulate the with profits funds of mutual life offices should be supported (L. Newby).

Legislation - Taxation (Information) Bill [HL] - third reading; Criminal Justice Bill - third reading; Wild Mammals Protection (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill [HL] - third reading.

Delegated Legislation - Access to the Countryside (Exclusions and Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2003 - Motion to annul.

Tuesday 18 November (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - What action is proposed in respect to the Briefing published in October by the Prison Reform Trust on the current state of purposeful activity in Her Majesty's Prisons (L. Quirk); How many wind turbines of typical current design would be needed to generate the amount of electricity currently generated by Britain's nuclear power stations (L. Lea of Crondall); What progress was made at the Commonwealth meeting on human rights and democracy in the Cameroon Republic on 31st October (L. Thomson of Monifieth); Whether the consideration of airport capacity in the South East includes the option of a new airport in the Thames estuary (L. Berkeley).

Legislation - Ragwort Control Bill - third reading; Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill - third reading; If necessary Extradition Bill - Consideration of Commons amendments.

Unstarred Question - On EU takeovers directive in light of the EU Committee report "If at first you don't succeed... takeover bids again" (L. Scott of Foscote).

Wednesday 19 November (2.30pm)

Oral Questions -What are now the world trade priorities following the collapse of the conference in Cancun (L. Judd); Whether discussions will take place with the relevant authorities with a view to the removal of the displays in Parliament Square (B. Knight of Collingtree); What public financial assistance is available to students applying for admission to university (L. Dormand of Easington).

Legislation - If necessary Criminal Justice Bill - consideration of Commons amendments; If necessary Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill - consideration of Commons amendments.

Thursday 20 November (11.00am)

Prorogation. If substantive business is proposed, Starred Questions will be at 11am.

Wednesday 26 November

STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT - At 3.30 Motion for an Humble Address

Provisional Future Business
27 November - December 4 2003

Thursday 27 November

Debate on the Address - Economic and Industrial Affairs and Pensions (L. Sainsbury of Turville/L.McIntosh of Haringey).

Monday 1 December

Debate on the Address - Home and Social Affairs and Health (B. Scotland of Asthal/L.Warner).

Tuesday 2 December

Debate on the Address - Constitutional and Legal Affairs (B Amos/L Falconer of Thoroton).

Wednesday 3 December

Debate on the Address - Foreign and European Affairs and Defence(B. Symons of Vernham Dean).

EU Committee report on The Future of Europe: The Convention's Draft Constitutional Treaty (L Grenfell); Constitution Committee report on The Draft Constitutional Treaty for the European Union (L Norton of Louth).

The above 2 items will be taken formally