Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
23 - 27 April

Monday 23 April (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of (a) eligible working families, (b) single parents and (c) old age pensioners claim tax credits; Lord Quirk to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking or planning to take in response to the recent Languages Review by Lord Dearing and Dr Lid King.

Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still intend to use Hackney Marshes as a VIP car park during the 2012 London Olympic Games; and, if so, what proportion of the football pitches will be affected and what alternative facilities will be provided for the youth of Hackney; Lord Clement-Jones to ask Her Majesty's Government whether new guidance for local authorities on the administration of the Blue Badge Scheme will include provision to allow for the blue badge to be extended to people with autism.

Legislation - Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (Report stage).

Question for short debate - What measures are being taken to help provide homes for homeless and overcrowded families (L. Dubs).

Tuesday 24 April (2.30pm)

Introductions - Baroness Cousins and Dame Jane Campbell.

Oral questions - Lord Rosser to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the availability of water supplies to meet anticipated demand during the rest of 2007.

Earl Howe to ask Her Majesty's Government what account they have taken of whole life costs of procurement in the Department of Health's consultation on Arrangements for the remuneration of services relating to appliances under Part IX of the Drug Tariff in the light of the price cuts proposed therein.

Baroness Emerton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the multi-professional education and training allocation to strategic health authorities for 2007-08 which has been increased by 3.6 per cent will be protected.

Legislation - Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [HL]; Palliative Care Bill [HL]; Disabled Persons (Independent Living) [HL] (third reading); Piped Music etc. (Hospitals) Bill [HL] (third reading); Statistics and Registration Bill (Committee stage 1st day)

Question for short debate - What action is being taken to combat AIDS across the world and its effects on children (B. Northover).

Wednesday 25 April (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Tomlinson to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have assessed the extent to which the report and recommendations by the Joint Committee on Conventions, Conventions of the United Kingdom Parliament (HL Paper 265, Session 2006-07), endorsed by both Houses of Parliament, are being observed; Baroness Stern to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to handle mentally ill people in prison, in light of the Prime Minister's review of the criminal justice system; Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the armed forces have all the equipment they need to minimise casualties in armed conflict

Legislation - Serious Crime Bill [HL] (Report stage 1st day); Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] (Grand Committee stage 1st day - Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Delegated legislation - Government of Wales Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications and Transitional Provisions) Order 2007; Representation of the people (National Assembly for Wales) (Access to Election Documents) Regulations 2007 - Motions for approval.

Thursday 26 April (11.00am)

Introduction - Lord Hameed.

Oral questions - Lord Palmer to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reverse the rise in the number of pensioners and low-income families experiencing fuel poverty; Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement that they intend to bring forward primary legislation to require signatures in polling stations, when such legislation will be introduced; Lord Bradshaw to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received about the withdrawal of saver fares on the railways.

Legislation - Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [HL] (Second reading); London Local Authorities Bill [HL] (Third reading

Debates - On budgetary reporting and the use of resources in the NHS (L. James of Blackheath); local government finance (L. Bruce-Lockhart)

Delegated legislation - Community Drivers' Hours and Recording Equipment Regulations 2007 - Motion for approval.

Friday 27 April

The House will not be sitting

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
30 April - 4 May

Monday 30 April (2.30pm)

Introductions - Lord Krebs and Lord Mawson.

Oral questions - Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what construction and certification standards they propose for the two aircraft carriers to be ordered for the Royal Navy; Lord Barnett to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of a green tax; Lord Alton of Liverpool to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the current humanitarian and security situation in Darfur and Chad; Lord Whitty to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider extending the mandate of the Electoral Commission to include ballots on transfers of council housing stock in order to ensure the fairness and transparency of such ballots.

Legislation - Serious Crime Bill [HL] (Report stage 2nd day); Greater London Authority Bill (Grand Committee 1st day - Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Question for short debate - What assessment has been made of the contribution of the Yorkshire and Humber region to the United Kingdom economy (L. Woolmer of Leeds).

Tuesday 1 May (2.30pm)

Oral questions - +Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the VAT paid by disabled people in view of the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group's report VAT and disabled people-the case for removing the barriers; Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government why HOK Sport's design for the 2012 Olympic stadium does not include a roof structure.

+Lord Goodlad to ask Her Majesty's Government what measures they propose to take to reduce inflation.

Debate - On Constitution Committee report Waging War: Parliament's role and responsibility (L. Holme of Cheltenham).

Wednesday 2 May (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to deliver foreign language training to members of the United Kingdom diplomatic service; Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have improved the quality of their initial decisions on asylum seekers through the New Asylum Model; Lord Cavendish of Furness to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for a new constitution or pattern of governance for the European Union.

Legislation - Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (third reading); Statistics and Registration Service Bill (Committee stage 2nd day); Greater London Authority Bill (Grand Committee stage 2nd day - Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Question for short debate - Why civil justice costs must be recovered in their entirety from those who become suitors before the court (L. Lester of Herne Hill).

Thursday 3 May (11.00am)

Oral questions - Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty's Government how many consultants are currently suspended from their duties in National Health Service hospitals; and what estimate has been made of the resulting annual cost; Lord Faulkner of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will seek to secure an amendment to the 1995 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in order to make the killing of journalists in war zones a crime under international law; Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty's Government how many member states have now signed the United Nations Convention on Disability Rights.

Debates - On the potential benefits of stem cell research and related issues (L. Patel); science teaching in schools (L. Broers).

Delegated legislation - Gambling Act 2005 (Exclusion of Children from Track Areas) Order 2007; Gambling Act 2005 (Mandatory and Default Conditions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007; Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007; Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Amendment of Section 76(3)) Order 2007 - Motions for approval.