Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
18 - 22 May 2009

Monday 18 May

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Protection for tenants of landlords subject to repossession proceedings - Baroness Scott of Needham Market; Sangatte and non-European Union immigrants - Lord Naseby; Genital mutilations on Somali satellite tv - Baroness Rendell of Babergh; Legal aid rates payable in family law cases - Lord Pannick

Legislation - Law Commission Bill [HL] - Committee - Lord Bach

Legislation - Coroners and Justice Bill - Second reading - Lord Bach

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

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

Tuesday 19 May

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Free travel schemes - Lord Roberts of Llandudno; Information Prescriptions for cancer

patients - Lord Clement-Jones; Restoration and development of Bletchley Park - Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Report (day 3) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Orders and Regulations - Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 4) Order 2009 - Lord Davidson of Glen Clova

Legislation - Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill - Second reading - Baroness Vadera

Wednesday 20 May

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Corporate governance of Network Rail - Earl Attlee; Repayment of overpaid tax - Lord Dubs; Political dialogue within Turkey - Lord Hylton

Debate - Privileges Committee Reports HL Paper 87 & HL Paper 88- Lord Brabazon of Tara

Legislation - Postal Services Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Mandelson

Thursday 21 May

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Reducing the public debt - Lord Barnett; Services to first time mothers on the

NHS - Lord Northbourne; Investigation into violations of human rights and international law in Gaza - Baroness Tonge

Legislation - Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill - Third reading - Lord Brett

Debate - 2050 CO2 emissions reduction target - Lord Dixon-Smith

Debate - Effect of disease on UK's bee population - Lord Moynihan

Friday 22 May

The House will not be sitting

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
1 - 5 June 2009

Monday 1 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Depletion of certain fish categories - Lord Dykes; Walk out by British delegation at Durban Review Conference - Lord Janner of Braunstone; Uptake of self-care dialysis - Baroness Gardner of Parkes; Prioritisation of women's human rights in areas of conflict - Baroness Prosser

Legislation - Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] - Report (day 4) - Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

Short Debate - Government statistics - Lord Hamilton of Epsom

Tuesday 2 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Olympic shooting events in 2012 at Bisley instead of Woolwich - Lord Lucas; Ambulance and patient transport services - Baroness Greengross; Freedom of passage to the Houses of Parliament - Earl Ferrers

Legislation - Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill - Second reading - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin/ Lord Young of Norwood Green

Wednesday 3 June

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Shortages of primary school places - Baroness Hamwee; E2E courses - Baroness Walmsley; Prevention of violence against disabled people - Lord Ashley of Stoke

Legislation - Policing and Crime Bill - Second reading - Lord West of Spithead

Thursday 4 June

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Applicants for school headships - Baroness Perry of Southwark; UK attendance at Holocaust Era Assets Conference - Baroness Deech; Implementation of Sharia Law in UK - Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Debate - Contribution of creative industries to UK economy - Lord Bragg