Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
12 -16 March

Monday 12 March (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the law following the Marchese-Falkowski rape case; Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what the Department for International Development is doing to support improvements in the treatment of women in Pakistan; Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty's Government what resources have been withdrawn by primary care trusts from mental health services to offset the deficit in acute hospitals in this financial year; Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government why their policy to remove mixed hospital wards has not been implemented ten years after its introduction.

Debate - On White Paper The House of Lords: Reform (day 1).

Tuesday 13 March (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the bill on House of Lords reform; Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the treatment of elderly and disabled airline passengers at United Kingdom airports; Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government how many categories of public officials, for whom Ministers are responsible, have the right to enter private property without a warrant; and how many of these categories have been so empowered in the last ten years.

Legislation - Government Spending (Website) Bill [HL] (third reading).

Debate - On White Paper The House of Lords: Reform (day 2).

Wednesday 14 March (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the health risks from smoking hand-rolled tobacco are the same as those from smoking manufactured cigarettes; Lord Hoyle to ask Her Majesty's Government how many incidents have been reported in relation to air safety at Gibraltar Airport in the last six months; +Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to introduce a simple road user charge for lorries in the United Kingdom; and what consideration they have given to the system currently operating in Germany.

Motions - House of Lords reform.

Legislation - Serious Crime Bill [HL] (Committee stage 2nd day).

Thursday 15 March (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the justification for using Article 308 of the Treaty Establishing the European Communities as the legal base for the European Union's initiative to co-ordinate social security systems when that Article permits the European Union to act only "in the course of the operation of the common market"; Lord Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham to ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of parents of children under six have exercised the right to request flexible working; and what are the obstacles to extending this right to all parents of children up to the age of 18; Baroness D'Souza to ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have held with the chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konaré concerning the current state of governance in Zimbabwe

Debate - On the state of the armed forces of the Crown (L. King of Bridgwater).

Question for short debate - Whether there will be a review of the introduction of personal interviews for first time adult passport applicants (L. Roberts of Llandudno).

Delegated legislation - Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007; Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 - Motions for approval; Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007; Renewables Obligations Order 2006 (Amendment) 2007; Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007; Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007; Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007; Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2007; Occupational Pension Schemes (levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2007; Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2007 - Motions for approval (Grand Committee - Moses Room, 2.00pm).

Friday 16 March (11.00am)

Legislation - Corruption Bill [HL] (second reading); Interception of Communications (Admissibility of Evidence) Bill [HL] (second reading); Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) Bill [HL] (second reading).

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
19 - 22 March

Monday 19 March (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Woolf to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to implement their strategy to develop restorative justice; Baroness Walmsley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make it compulsory for all new school buildings to have sprinkler systems installed; Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners are being held three-to-a- cell as a result of prison overcrowding; Lord Morris of Aberavon to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the state of the housing of the United Kingdom's military component of the United Nations force in Nicosia, Cyprus; and who is responsible for its maintenance.

Legislation - European Union (Information, etc.) Bill [HL] (report stage); Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill (Money Bill) (third reading); Welfare Reform Bill (report stage); Income Tax Bill (Money Bill) (Second reading and remaining stages); Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (Grand Committee stage 1st day - Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Tuesday 20 March (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Viscount Falkland to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the restrictions on civil servants taking employment in the private sector following termination of their service in areas where they have had experience during their service; Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have proposals to enhance Parliamentary scrutiny of the rail industry; Lord Addington to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the use of the Olympic stadium following completion of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012.

Legislation - Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill (Second reading).

Question for short debate - What plans there are to prevent malnutrition in hospitals, as highlighted in the Age Concern report, Hungry to be Heard (B. Neuberger).

Delegated legislation - Representation of the People (England and Wales) and the Representation of the People (Combination of Polls) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2007; Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007; Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2007; Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007; Social Security Contributions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007; Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007; Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007; Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 - Motions for approval.

Wednesday 21 March (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consult with opposition parties on the provision of a more coherent narrative of national history in English schools; Lord Greaves to ask the Chairman of Committees what progress is being made on the provision of a Parliamentary visitor and information centre; Baroness Neuberger to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to bring forward legislation specifically to protect vulnerable adults

Legislation - Serious Crime Bill [HL] (Committee stage 3rd day); Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (Grand Committee stage 2nd day - Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Thursday 22 March (11.00am)

Oral questions - Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what further help they are considering for veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf conflict with Gulf War illnesses; Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty's Government what effect European Union regulations on driving hours will have on volunteers in the Territorial Army, the fire service and special constables; Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many of the 1,013 foreign citizens released from prison without consideration for deportation have since been deported.

Debates - On the monitoring by Parliament and the Government of the quality, value for money and transparency of public services commissioned from the private sector (B. Walmsley); the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the United Kingdom (L. Lester of Herne Hill).

Legislation - Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill (Grand Committee stage 1st day - Moses Room, 2.00pm).