Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
4 - 8 May 2009

Monday 4 May

The House will not be sitting.

Tuesday 5 May

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Official discussions between the prime minister and heads of the armed services - Lord Lee of Trafford; Violence in northern Nigeria - Baroness Cox; Working Time Directive - Lord Vinson

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill - Report stage (day 1) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Orders and Regulations - Health Care and Associated Professions (Miscellaneous Amendments and Practitioner Psychologists) Order 2009 - Baroness Thornton

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:30pm

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Committee stage (day 3) - Lord Bach

Wednesday 6 May

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - UK net contribution to European Community Budget - Lord Campbell of Alloway; Management of chronic pain - Lord Luce; Investment in solar, tidal and wind power - Lord Renton of Mount Harry

Legislation - Health Bill [HL] - Report (day 2) - Lord Darzi of Denham

Orders and Regulations - Building Societies (Insolvency and Special Administration) Order 2009; Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Contribution to Costs of Special Resolution Regime) Regulations 2009; Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) Order 2009 - Lord Myners

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:45pm

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Committee stage (day 4) - Lord Bach

Thursday 7 May

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Nabucco pipeline - Baroness Rawlings; Government's Constitutional Renewal Bill - Lord Steel of Aikwood; Secure children's homes - Baroness Linklater of Butterstone

Debate - Economic prospects for the UK - Lord Forsyth of Drumlean/ Lord Myners

Debate - Communications Committee report on Government Communications - Lord Fowler/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Friday 8 May

The House will sit at 10:00am

Legislation - Bank of England (Amendment) Bill [HL] - Second reading - Lord Saatchi/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Community Amateur Sports Clubs (Support) Bill [HL] - Second reading - Lord Addington/ Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Online Purchasing of Goods and Services (Age Verification) Bill [HL] - Second reading - Baroness Massey of Darwen

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
11 - 15 May 2009

Monday 11 May

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Attitudes towards the EU - Lord Stoddart of Swindon; Human trafficking - Lord Sheikh; Drugs policies - Lord Cobbold; Panel on Fair Access to the Professions report - Lord Lea of Crondall

Legislation - Postal Services Bill [HL] - Report (day 1) - Lord Mandelson

Orders and Regulations - Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2009 - Motion to regret - Baroness Thomas of Winchester/ Lord McKenzie of Luton

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:30pm

Legislation - Business Rate Supplements Bill - Committee stage (day 1) - Baroness Andrews

Tuesday 12 May

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Recognition of Great War veterans - Lord Faulkner of Worcester; Unacceptability of objecting to wind turbines - Lord Willoughby de Broke; Wilton Park - Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Legislation - Health Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Darzi of Denham

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Report (day 2) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Short Debate - Role of Privy Councillors - Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank/ Baroness Royall of Blaisdon

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:30pm

Orders and Regulations - Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice for Examining Officers) (Revision) Order 2009 - Lord West of Spithead

Orders and Regulations - Transfer of Tribunal Functions (Lands Tribunal and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2009 - Lord Patel of Bradford

Orders and Regulations - Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2009 - Lord Patel of Bradford

Orders and Regulations - Housing (Replacement of Terminated Tenancies) (Successor Landlords) (England) Order 2009 - Baroness Andrews

Wednesday 13 May

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - British pork and bacon in House of Lords refreshment outlets - Lord Hoyle; PVL and Staphylococcus infections - Baroness Masham of Ilton; Introduction of legislation regarding the Civil Service - Lord Sheldon

Legislation - Postal Services Bill [HL] - Report (day 2) - Lord Mandelson

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 3:45pm

Legislation - Business Rate Supplements Bill - Committee stage (day 2) - Baroness Andrews

Thursday 14 May

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - UN convention on the rights of disabled people - Lord Morris of Manchester; Governance of universities - Baroness Sharp of Guildford; Climate change and developing countries - Lord Stern of Brentford

Debate - Government's policies on the wellbeing of children and families - Baroness Massey of Darwen/ Baroness Morgan of Drefelin

Debate - Opportunities for UK tourism's growth and greater contribution to all parts of the economy - Lord Pendry

Friday 15 May

The House will not be sitting.