Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
15 - 18 January 2007

Monday 15 January (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Lee of Trafford to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they considered the implications for United Kingdom tourism before deciding to reduce the budget of British Waterways; Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future funding of museums and galleries; Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have undertaken any cost-benefit analysis of the role of the sub post office in today's society; Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the conduct of the new Great Western Trains franchise has met the Government's performance criteria

Legislation - Mental Health Bill [HL] (Committee stage 3rd day); Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Grand Committee stage 2nd day - Moses Room 3.30pm).

Question for short debate - International Polar Year 2007-08 (V. Montgomery of Alamein).

Tuesday 16 January (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Cobbold to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the status of the root and branch review of the ABC system of drug classification, announced by the Home Secretary in January 2005; Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to implement the United Nations Charter on disability rights; Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom airline industry is making sufficient efforts to reduce its carbon emissions and combat global warming.

Debate - On the report of the Joint Committee on Conventions of the UK Parliament (L. Falconer of Thoroton).

Wednesday 17 January (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have supported, in the Council of Ministers, the European Union's use of Article 308 of the Treaty Establishing the European Communities as the legal basis for the European Union's Civil Protection Mechanism; Lord Northbourne to ask Her Majesty's Government, at the last date for which figures are available, how many couples with a child under five were living with relatives or in temporary accommodation waiting to buy an affordable home; Lord Hannay of Chiswick to ask Her Majesty's Government what impact assessment they have made of the effect on the higher education sector of a possible further increase in visa fees for international students; and what consideration they are giving to waiving such fees.

Legislation - Mental Health Bill [HL] (Committee stage 4th day); Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Grand Committee stage 3rd day) - Moses Room 3.45pm.

Question for short debate - Problems facing the bus industry (L. Bradshaw

Thursday 18 January (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Low of Dalston to ask Her Majesty's Government what account they propose to take, in the forthcoming Manual for Streets, of (a) the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association's research on shared surfaces; and (b) the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee's research on Home Zones; Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the consequences to National Health Service patients of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's decision not to approve the drug Velcade; Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty's Government when the Royal Navy future carrier demonstration phase is expected to complete, and when the main investment decision is expected to be taken

Legislation - Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill (Grand Committee stage 4th day) - Moses Room 2.00pm.

Debates - On social care workforce (E. Listowel); franchising of railway industry (L. Chidgey); EU Committee report on Managing Nuclear Safety and Waste: the role of the EU (L. Renton of Mount Harry).

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
22 - 26 January 2007

Monday 22 January (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received regarding dangers to navigation posed by the proposed wind farm development off the Kent and Essex coasts; Lord Giddens to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current status of Turkey's potential accession to the European Union; Lord Archer of Sandwell to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the Final Declaration of the Sixth Review Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock to ask Her Majesty's Government what recent consideration they have given to representations from Football DataCo Limited on the effect on English and Scottish football of the Directive on the legal protection of databases (96/9/EC) and the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 (SI 1997/3032) as interpreted by the European Court of Justice.

Legislation - Legal Services Bill [HL] (Committee stage 2nd day)

Delegated legislation - Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2006; Uncertified Securities (Amendment) Regulations 2006; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2006 - Motions for approval.

Tuesday 23 January (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Lloyd of Berwick to ask Her Majesty's Government what will be the total cost of establishing the new Supreme Court in the Middlesex Guildhall, including costs already incurred, and the eventual cost of creating seven new courtrooms elsewhere in central London to replace those currently in the Guildhall; Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards the development of clean coal technology, including carbon capture and storage; Lord Greaves to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the value to the economy of informal recreational activities such as walking, cycling and mountaineering.

Legislation - Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] (report stage); Legal Services Bill [HL] (Committee stage 3rd day); Further Education and Training Bill [HL] (Grand Committee 1st day - Moses Room 3.30pm).

Delegated legislation - National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007 - Motion for approval.

Wednesday 24 January (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will set up an enquiry into the operating efficiency of Heathrow Airport run by BAA, as it affects the tourist industry; Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to put greater emphasis in their annual Remembrance Day services on the role played by other states in ensuring victory; Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty's Government when they decided to discontinue the use of X-rays to assist in age determination for immigration purposes.

Debate - On the future of the United Kingdom's Nuclear Deterrent (L. Drayson).

Delegated legislation - Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2007; Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007; Street Works (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007; District Electoral Areas Commissioner (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2006 - Motions for approval (Grand Committee - Moses Room 3.45pm).

Thursday 25 January (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Judd to ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not yet signed the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings; Earl Attlee to ask Her Majesty's Government when the preferred bidder for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft was announced; Viscount Tenby to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the number of successful prosecutions in relation to the use of hand-held telephones whilst driving

Legislation - Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill [HL] (Committee stage); Further Education and Training Bill [HL] (Grand Committee stage 2nd day - Moses Room 2.00pm).

Debate - On the 300th anniversary of the Treaty of Union and to the maintenance of a United Kingdom (L. Forsyth of Drumlean)

Delegated legislation - Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006; Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2006 - Motions for approval.

Friday 26 January (11.00am)

Legislation - Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] (second reading); Public Demonstrations (Repeals) Bill [HL] (second reading); Government Spending (Website) Bill [HL] (second reading).