Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
21 - 24 January 2008

Monday 21 January (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Fowler to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to help refugees from the conflict in Iraq. Lord Walton of Detchant to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will promote, through the National Blood Service, clinical trials of the Prion Capture (P-CAPT) Filter to assess the value of this device in the prevention of transfusion-induced Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (vCJD). Lord James of Blackheath to ask Her Majesty's Government what value of loans they have extended under the new Integration Loans for Refugees; and what steps they are intending to take with regard to any arrears or defaulting payments. Lord Campbell of Alloway to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will reconsider the allocations for three years to the Ministry of Defence, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development rising from £5.4 to £7.9 billion to alleviate concern as to the availability of requisite funding for the armed forces and counter-terrorism

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (Report stage, day 2)

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 1, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Question for short debate - on the assessment of the arrangements for preserving Government archives and preparing official histories (L. Rodgers of Quarry Bank)

Tuesday 22 January (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Roberts of Conwy to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they propose to change the relationship between the Bank of England and HM Treasury. Lord Steel of Aikwood to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take immediate steps to provide a statutory basis for the House of Lords Appointments Commission that would empower it to take decisions on the size, balance and composition of the House. Lord Marlesford to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to raise the duty-free personal travel allowance from £145

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Second reading)

Delegated Legislation - Passenger and Goods Vehicles (Recording Equipment) Downloading and Retention of Data) Regulations 2008; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2007; Electricity and Gas (Carbon Emissions Reduction) Order 2008; Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2008 - motions to approve

Wednesday 23 January (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lady Saltoun of Abernethy to ask Her Majesty's Government what are the names of the organisations or individuals to whom licences have been issued during the last 18 months by Natural England to release grey squirrels into the wild; and whether the locations of the releases were on Forestry Commission or privately owned land. Lord Vinson to ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of their ambition to reconnect Parliament with the public, whether they will make it a condition of broadcasting licence agreements that broadcasting organisations should state briefly in their main news bulletins the forthcoming day's business in both Houses of Parliament. Lord Giddens to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the likelihood of achieving their target to halve child poverty by 2010 compared with 1999

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] (Committee Stage, day 6)

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 2, Moses Room, 3.45pm)

Delegated Legislation - Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) Order 2008 - motion to approve

Thursday 24 January (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Earl of Mar and Kellie to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will conduct future negotiations over Scottish sovereignty with a community development ethos. Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will extend the Tier Two Boatmaster's Licence to include up to three miles offshore for small and local passenger vessels. Lord Pearson of Rannoch to ask Her Majesty's Government how many tonnes of dead fish are thrown back into the sea each year under the European Union's common fisheries policy; and what prospect they see of ending this practice

Debates - on the position in Iraq and the lessons to be drawn; and to move for papers (L. Fowler); on the role of non-governmental organisations delivering services on behalf of the Government; and to move for papers (L. Forsyth of Drumlean)

Question for short debate - on the steps being taken to contribute to the Vienna Forum on the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking (B. Cox); on the absence of a coroners bill in the legislative programme (B. Finlay of Llandaff); on the assessment of the development of the Central American Integration System (V. Montgomery of Alamein); on the plans to deal with overcrowding and capacity on railway services (L. Bradshaw) (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 2.00pm)

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
28 - 31 January 2008

Monday 28 January (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Wedderburn of Charlton to ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to companies in the private sector on pay increases. Baroness Harris of Richmond to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the judgment given by Mr Justice Weir in the case of The Queen v Sean Hoey. Lord Redesdale to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they support the proposed cuts in primary healthcare in rural Northumberland. Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they continue to support the policy in England to remove all mixed wards in hospitals except for emergency admissions

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (Third reading)

Legislation - European Communities (Finance) Bill (Second reading)

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 3, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Tuesday 29 January (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Smith of Clifton to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the cost to date to the Exchequer arising from Metronet going into administration in July 2007. Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to invite a larger number of observers from other states to observe the next United Kingdom parliamentary elections to demonstrate that the principle of reciprocity applies to international oversight of election procedures. Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government what is the position on the removal of unexploded landmines and other ordnance still lying in the Falkland Islands following the 1982 conflict

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] (Report stage)

Legislation - Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill (Grand Committee, day 1, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Wednesday 30 January (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their long-term policy for electricity generation. Lord Hylton to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering limits on expenditure by political parties during general elections and on publicity and advertising between general elections. Baroness Knight of Collingtree to ask Her Majesty's Government how they will respond to the recent reports about the levels of malnourishment of patients in NHS hospitals

Legislation - Local Transport Bill [HL] (Third reading)

Legislation - Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Bill (Second reading)

Legislation - Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 4, Moses Room, 3.45pm)

Delegated Legislation - Payments into the Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund etc. Order 2007 - motion to approve

Thursday 31 January (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards meeting the 78 recommendations made in 2002 by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding children's rights in the United Kingdom. Baroness Hanham to ask Her Majesty's Government whether, with regard to the proposals by Southern Rail to withdraw the Gatwick airport service (Watford to Brighton), they have taken into account the three Route Utilisation Strategies which highlighted the dangers of adding extra passengers to the interchange at Clapham Junction. Lord Higgins to ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in preventing the transport of live horses for slaughter across national boundaries

Legislation - Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill (Grand Committee, day 2, Moses Room, 2.00pm)

Debates - on the consultation paper on War Powers and Treaties (L. Guthrie of Craigiebank); on the case for setting up a Woman's Justice Board, and to move for papers (L. Ramsbotham)