Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
16 - 20 July 2007

Monday 16 July (2.30pm)

Oral question - Lord Forsyth of Drumlean to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have suffered harm as a result of contact with mercury barometers; Lord Roberts of Llandudno to ask the Chairman of Committees whether he will arrange for a committee of the House to consider whether representatives of churches and faiths in addition to the Church of England might take part in the prayers read at the start of each sitting of the House; Baroness Cumberlege to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will exempt churches and cathedrals from the requirement to display no smoking signs. Lord Lucas to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the results of International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) examinations sat in the United Kingdom will be included in this year's Key Stage 4 performance tables.

Legislation - Offender Management Bill (Third reading); Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 4th day).

Delegated Legislation - Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) Regulations 2007; Gambling Act 2005 (Lottery Machine Interval) Order 2007; Categories of Gaming Machine Regulations 2007- motions to approve.

Tuesday 17 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Harries of Pentregarth to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the policy implications of the Government research on restorative justice published on 19 June; Baroness Whitaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what choice of relocation site was offered to the Gypsy residents of Clays Lane in Newham by the authorities preparing the 2012 Olympic Games sites; Baroness Miller of Hendon to ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from their management of the Millennium Dome.

Legislation - Greater London Authority Bill (Third reading); Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL] (Consideration of Commons amendments); Finance Bill (Second reading and remaining stages).

Debate - on Economic Affairs Committee report on Finance Bill 2007 (L. Wakeham).

Delegated Legislation - Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Amendments to Schedule 2) Order 2007; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Investigation of Protected Electronic Information: Code of Practice) Order 2007; Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Acquisition and Disclosure of Communications Data: Code of Practice) Order 2007; Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Act 2006 (Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007; Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2007; Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) (Amendment) Order 2007; Railway Pensions (Transfer of Pensions Schemes) Order 2007; European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (Republic of Albania) Order 2007- motions to approve. (All the above to be in Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Wednesday 18 July (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Lester of Herne Hill to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they will take to ensure the universality of monitoring of human rights by the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Lord Jopling to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the average time taken between a request by the Olympic Development Authority to the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund via its distributor for release of funds and the receipt of those funds by the Olympic Delivery Authority; Lord Lamont of Lerwick to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will now set a date for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq.

Legislation - Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL] (Consideration of Commons amendments); UK Borders Bill (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.45pm).

Delegated Legislation - Home Information Pack (No. 2) Regulations 2007 & Housing Act 2004 (Commencement No. 8) (England and Wales) Order 2007 (SI 2007/1668)- motion to revoke; Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007- motion to approve.

Thursday 19 July (11.00am)

Oral questions - Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have received about the health of the United Kingdom's bee population; Baroness Tonge to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to reduce the number of abortions in the United Kingdom; Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government why non-professional mariners in charge of vessels of under seven metres in length should be exempt from the alcohol and drugs limits as prescribed in Part 4 of the Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003.

Legislation - Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 5th day).

Question for Short debate - on European Union pensions and declaration of Members interests (L. Pearson of Rannoch).

Friday 20 July (11.00am)

Legislation - House of Lords Bill [HL] (Second reading).

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
23 - 26 July 2007

Monday 23 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Bishop of Worcester to ask Her Majesty's Government when the results of the consultations about voting rights for those serving custodial sentences, and the Government's response to those consultations, will be made known; and when any necessary legislation will be introduced. Baroness Sharples to ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to respond to present levels of incidence of human tuberculosis in light of current migratory patterns.Baroness Pitkeathley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to retain questions about carers and caring in the 2011 census. Lord Taylor of Holbeach to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to extend the country of origin definition in respect of food labelling.

Legislation - Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill [HL] (Third reading); Pensions Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments stage); Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (Committee stage, 6th day); UK Borders Bill (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm).

Delegated Legislation - Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (Northern Ireland Political Parties) Order 2007; Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (Commencement No.2) Order 2007.

Tuesday 24 July (2.30pm)

Oral questions - Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prospects for the manufacturing industry in the United Kingdom. Earl of Sandwich to ask Her Majesty's Government whether an enlarged diplomatic presence in Kabul indicates a new emphasis on reconstruction and development in Afghanistan. Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to support the service provided by the InterAct Reading Service, which supplies professional actors to read to stroke patients in hospital.

Legislation - Greater London Authority Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments stage); Offender Management Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments stage).

Delegated Legislation - Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2007; Terrorism Act 2006 (Disapplication of Section 25) Order 2007; Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007; Verification of Information in Passport Applications Etc. (Specified Persons) Order 2007.

Wednesday 25 July (3.00pm)

Oral questions - Lord Willoughby de Broke to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the exclusive mandate given by the European Council on 23 June to any future intergovernmental conference on the European Union is legally binding. Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to require all public companies to disclose the pay gap between directors and their employees. Lord Wallace of Saltaire whether they will publish a paper setting out which aspects of the Justice and Home Affairs provisions of the European Union Treaties they have opted out of, and on which of those aspects they have formal or informal opt-in arrangements.

Legislation - Further Education and Training Bill [HL] (Consideration of commons Amendments stage).

Delegated Legislation - Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment etc.) General Qualification Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2007.

Thursday 26 July (11.00am)

Oral questions - Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what role they envisage British agriculture playing in reaching the Road Transport Fuel Obligation target. Lord Grantchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they now propose to take to combat the incidence of tuberculosis in cattle following the recent Independent Scientific Group report. Baroness Gardner of Parkes to ask Her Majesty's Government how many commonholds have been registered under the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002; and what encouragement they are giving to developers to build residential commonhold properties on the Olympic site.

Debate - on the EU Committee report on mental health.