Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
14 - 18 July 2008

Monday 14 July

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction(s) - Lord Smith of Kelvin

Oral Questions - Proposed Nuclear Development Forum - Lord Jenkin of Roding; Extending the state retirement age - Lord Sheldon; Air entering passenger aircraft - Baroness Trumpington; Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education - Lord Lucas

Legislation - Pensions Bill - Committee stage (day 6) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Short Debate - Representations to the World Squares for All Steering Group regarding Parliament Square - Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Tuesday 15 July

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Restorative justice - Lord Harries of Pentregarth; Climate change - Lord Hunt of Chesterton; UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Baroness Walmsley

Legislation - Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill - remaining stages - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Legislation - Planning Bill - Second reading - Baroness Andrews

Wednesday 16 July

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Reducing carbon footprint of Lords Members and staff - Lord Faulkner of Worcester; Rules on street photography - Lord Rosser; Separate category for Romany Gypsies and Irish travellers for 2011 Census - Baroness Whitaker

Legislation - Crossrail Bill - Report stage - Lord Bassam of Brighton

Legislation - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments - Lord Darzi of Denham/Baroness Thornton

Short Debate - Constitution Committee report on Pre-Legislative scrutiny in 2006-07 Session - Lord Goodlad

Thursday 17 July

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Monetary and fiscal policy - Lord Higgins; Guidance for internet service providers - Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer; Police Authorities' 3-year corporate planning and efficiency programmes and the grant settlement for 2008-11 - Baroness Hanham

Legislation - Housing and Regeneration Bill - Third reading - Baroness Andrews

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Committee stage (day 4) - Lord Adonis

Orders and Regulations - Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment No.2) Order 2008 - Lord West of Spithead

Friday 18 July

The House will sit at 10:00am

Legislation - Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill - Second reading - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Finance Bill - remaining stages - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Health and Safety (Offences) Bill - Committee stage - Lord Grocott

Debate - Economic Affairs Committee report on Finance Bill 2008 - Lord Vallance of Tummel/Lord Davies of Oldham

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
21 - 25 July 2008

Monday 21 July

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Reducing size of prison population - Lord Dubs; British Overseas Territories - Lord Naseby; Telehealth and telecare technology - Baroness Greengross; Review Network Rail's corporate governance - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

Legislation - National Insurance Contributions Bill - Commons Amendment - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Legislation - Education and Skills Bill - Committee stage (day 5) - Lord Adonis

Short Debate - Review of the Health of the Working Age Population - Lord Low of Dalston

Tuesday 22 July

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Research into dementia - Baroness Perry of Southwark; Dialogue between EU and Russia - Lord Judd; New treaty for states possessing nuclear weapons - Lord Hylton

Legislation - Crossrail Bill - Third reading - Lord Bassam of Brighton