Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
15 - 19 June 2009

Monday 15 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Balance of payments - Lord Sheldon; Applicability of Human Rights Act 1998 to members of the armed forces in combat zones - Lord Astor of Hever; Transport for horses - Lord Higgins; Alcohol on public transport - Lord Roberts of Llandudno

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Report - Lord Bach

Orders and Regulations - Legislative Reform (Minor Variations to Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) Order 2009 - motion of regret - Lord Clement-Jones/ Lord Carter of Barnes

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

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Committee stage (day 3) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Tuesday 16 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Remit of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority - Lord Harries of Pentregarth; Middle East peace process - Viscount Waverley; The constitutional relationship between the UK and Sark - Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Legislation - Business Rate Supplements Bill - Lord Davies of Oldham

Legislation - Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill - Committee (day 1) - Baroness Morgan of Drefelin/ Lord Young of Norwood Green

Short Debate - The connection between Parliament and the Public - Lord Renton of Mount Harry

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

Orders and Regulations - Draft Registered Foreign Lawyers Order 2009; Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Registered European Lawyers) Order 2009; Draft Probate Services (Approved Bodies) Order 2009; Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No.2) Order 2009 - Motions to approve

Debate - on the Annual Report of the Intelligence and Security Committee - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

Wednesday 17 June

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Funding of Surrey police - Lord Trefgarne; Financial help to Sri Lanka - Lord Naseby; Lending to businesses and house buyers - Lord Barnett

Legislation - Bank of England (Amendment) Bill - Third reading - Lord Saatchi

Legislation - Saving Gateway Accounts Bill - Third reading - Lord Myners

Legislation - Political Parties and Elections Bill - Report (day 2) - Lord Bach

Short Debate - The Interdepartmental Group on Organophosphates (the Garden Committee) - Countess of Mar

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

Orders and Regulations - Draft Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009; Draft Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations 2009; Draft Overseas Companies Regulations 2009; Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations; Draft Companies Act 2006 (Accounts, Reports and Audit) Regulations 2009 - Motions to approve

Thursday 18 June

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of Congo - Bishop of Winchester; Levels of obesity - Lord Berkeley

Debate - 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Lord Coe

Debate - Iraq invasion lessons for the future - Lord Fowler

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2:00pm

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Committee stage (day 4) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Friday 19 June

Debate - Constitutional Committee Report on Surveillance: Citizens and the State - Lord Goodlad

Debate - Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee Report on the cumulative impact of statutory instruments on schools - Lord Filkin

Provisional Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords
22 - 26 June 2009

Monday 22 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Introduction(s) - The Lord Bishop of Wakefield

Oral Questions - Government support for stem cell research - Lord Dubs; Guidence given after road and rail accidents - Lord Lee of Trafford; Plans to celebrate the centenary of the Parliament Acts - Lord McNally; British expatriate candidates in the European Parliamentary elections in other EU member states - Lord Dykes

Legislation - Policing and Crime Bill - Committee (day 1) - Lord West of Spithead

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

Legislation - Welfare Reform Bill - Committee stage (day 5) - Lord McKenzie of Luton

Tuesday 23 June

The House will sit at 2:30pm

Oral Questions - Income of junior counsel at the criminal bar - Viscount Montgomery of Alamein; Revenue lost to HM Treasury through the use of the Channel Islands for avoiding UK tax - Lord Foulkes of Cumnock; Pre-packed administrations in undisclosed insolvency proceedings - Baroness Gardner of Parkes

Legislation - Coroners and Justice Bill - Committee (day 3) - Lord Bach

Wednesday 24 June

The House will sit at 3:00pm

Oral Questions - Bringing suspects to trial in Norther Ireland - Lord Cope of Berkeley; Humanitarian supplies to Gaza - Lord Hylton; 14-year-olds dropping out of formal education - Lord Geddes

Legislation - Politics Parties and Elections Bill - Third reading

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

Thursday 25 June

The House will sit in Grand Committee in the Moses Room at 2:00pm

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

The House will sit at 11:00am

Oral Questions - Steps to ensure people over 60 can access the internet - Baroness Rendell of Babergh; Wellington Barracks - Baroness Sharples; Venue for shooting at 2012 Olympics - Lord Addington

Debate - The National Dementia Strategy - Baroness Murphy

Debate - Role of the NHS - Lord Walton of Detchant

Friday 26 June

The House is not sitting