Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
25 - 28 February 2008

Monday 25 February (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Morris of Manchester to ask Her Majesty's Government what has been the response of the Pensions Appeal Tribunals to the proposals set out in the Consultation Paper Transforming Tribunals. Lord Sheldon to ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate has been made of any shortfall in the financing of the 2012 Olympic Games. Baroness Byford to ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration's report into the ban on swill feeding. Lord Steinberg to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect that the run on Northern Rock has had on the United Kingdom's reputation as a leading financial centre

Legislation -Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL] (Third reading)

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] (Report stage, day 1)

Legislation - Employment Bill [HL] (Grand Committee, day 2, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Delegated Legislation - Immigration & Nationality (Fees) Order 2008; Immigration and Nationality Act (Duty to Share) Order 2008 - motions to approve

Tuesday 26 February (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Berkeley to ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to reduce deaths and injuries to cyclists in road accidents. Lord Ashley of Stoke to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to establish independent living for disabled people. Baroness Murphy to ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to further the work of the National Spirituality and Mental Health Forum in the light of the devolution of care services improvement partnership funding to regional areas

Legislation - Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [HL] (Third reading)

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Committee stage, day 4)

Question for short debate - on the response to human rights abuses in West Papua (L. Harries of Pentregarth)

Delegated Legislation - Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers' Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2008; Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2008; Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2008 (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 2.30pm); Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2008; Regional Learning and Skills Councils Regulations 2007; Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2008; Charities Act 2006 (Charitable Companies Audit and Group Accounts Provisions) Order 2008- motions to approve- (Grand Committee, Moses Room, 3.30pm)

Wednesday 27 February (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Dubs to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review the law and procedures regarding coroners' inquests. Lord Naseby to ask Her Majesty's Government what assistance they are offering to the government of Sri Lanka following the recommendations of the All Party Representative Committee in that country. Lord Blaker to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the political, military and economic situation in Afghanistan

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Committee stage, day 5)

Delegated Legislation - Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in force of sections 1 to 9) Order 2008 - motion to approve

Thursday 28 February (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Baroness Valentine to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to tackle the length of immigration control queues at the United Kingdom's major airports. Lord Campbell-Savours to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the role of juries in rape trials. Baroness Rendell of Babergh to ask Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have for requiring manufacturers to reduce the high amounts of salt in some children's food

Debates - on the case for strengthening families, community cohesion, and social action, and to move for papers (B. Gardner of Parkes); on the quality of care given to NHS patients in both hospitals and community settings, and to move for papers (B. Eccles of Moulton); on the EU Committee report on the Commission's annual policy strategy (L. Grenfell)

Provisional Future Business of the House of Lords
3 - 6 March 2008

Monday 3 March (2.30pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) latest report on The State of the World's Children, in particular its conclusion that West Africa is the only region in the world showing no progress on reaching the Millennium Development Goal to reduce mortality level of under-fives by two-thirds by 2015. Lord Wallace of Saltaire to ask Her Majesty's Government whether NATO and its member governments have been appropriately consulted about the implications of the deployment of United States missile defence systems in Europe and the bilateral negotiations through which these deployments have been agreed. Lord Beaumont of Whitley to ask Her Majesty's Government what level of compliance with building regulations is assumed in the calculation of official Government estimates on carbon dioxide emissions from domestic buildings. Lord Waddington to ask Her Majesty's Government how many people they estimate will have been issued with identity cards by May 2010

Legislation - Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] (Report stage)

Question for short debate - on the steps to be taken to help support the training of disabled people on computers in their own homes (V. Falkland)

Tuesday 4 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Lord Harrison to ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is given regarding safety advice provided in lifts, in particular as to their capacity in terms of weight and number of people carried. Baroness Scott of Needham Market to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to introduce a code of conduct for local government officers. Lord Trefgarne to ask Her Majesty's Government how much public funding is being made available to the Arts Council during the current financial year, and how much is planned for the next two financial years

Legislation - Climate Change Bill [HL] (Report stage, day 2)

Delegated Legislation - Cheshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008 - motion to approve

Wednesday 5 March (3.00pm)

Oral Questions - Lord Ezra to ask Her Majesty's Government what are their plans to deal with fuel poverty in the light of rising energy prices. Lord Astor of Hever to ask Her Majesty's Government whether the United Kingdom Armed Forces deployed to Afghanistan are receiving full support and co-operation from the Afghan authorities. Baroness Quin to ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to discourage the consumption in the United Kingdom of bottled mineral water

Legislation - Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (Committee stage, day 6)

Thursday 6 March (11.00am)

Oral Questions - Baroness Northover to ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of International Women's Day on 8 March, whether combating gender inequality is central to their strategy for assisting developing countries. Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer to ask Her Majesty's Government how the United Kingdom compares in its progress in tackling domestic violence with other countries who have ratified the Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. Baroness Williams of Crosby to ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they are making to the government of Afghanistan to increase the number of women in senior civil service and ministerial posts

Debate - on the impact of Government policy on the lives of women and girls, and their priorities for the future; and to move for papers (B. Gould of Potternewton)

Question for short debate - on plans to improve support for the British motorsport industry to ensure it does not lose its global leadership (L. Astor of Hever); on plans to develop the production of renewable energy in the United Kingdom (L. Beaumont of Whitely)