GOVERNMENT WHIPS OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS FORTHCOMING BUSINESS 19 JUNE 2013
[Notes about this document are set out at the end]
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY 19 JUNE 2013
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee (Day 2 of 3) Baroness Stowell of Beeston 3. QSD on the review by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel When laws become too complex Lord Bates/Lord Gardiner of Kimble (dinner break business, 1 hour) Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm 1. Local Audit and Accountability Bill Committee (Day 2 of 4) Baroness Hanham
THURSDAY 20 JUNE 2013
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Local Audit and Accountability Bill - Committee Day 3 Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee Day 3
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Debate on education support and mental health provision for children bullied at school Baroness Brinton/Lord Nash (balloted debate, 2 hours) 3. Debate on the report of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights Lord Lester of Herne Hill/Lord McNally (balloted debate, 2 hours) 4. Draft National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013 Earl Howe 5. Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Code of Practice) Order 2013 Baroness Randerson 6. QSD on alternatives to the payday lending industry Lord Kennedy of Southwark/Viscount Younger of Leckie (time limit 90 minutes) Business in Grand Committee at 2.00pm 1. QSD on on social mobility Baroness Tyler of Enfield/Lord Wallace of Saltaire (time limit 1 hour) 2. QSD on support for the contribution of the financial services sector to the economy Lord Dykes/Lord Deighton (time limit 1 hour) 3. QSD on the commemoration of WW1 and the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean Baroness Young of Hornsey/Lord Gardiner of Kimble (time limit 1 hour) [The QSD in the name of Lord Bowness has been withdrawn at his request]
FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2013
The House is expected not to sit Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Offender Rehabilitation Bill Report Day 1
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Local Audit and Accountability Bill - Committee Day 4
MONDAY 24 JUNE 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee (Day 3 of 3) Baroness Stowell of Beeston 3. Social Security (Disability Living Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Carers Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Motion to Regret Lord Alton of Liverpool/Lord Freud (dinner break business) Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm 1. Local Audit and Accountability Bill Committee (Day 3 of 4) Baroness Hanham
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm
TUESDAY 25 JUNE 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] Report (Day 1 of 1) Lord McNally 3. QSD on the civilian and military use of drones Lord Judd/Earl Attlee (dinner break business, 1 hour) Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm No business yet scheduled
WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 2013
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Debate on the report from the Economic Affairs Committee on the economic implications for the UK of Scottish independence Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market/Lord Wallace of Tankerness 3. Debate on the report from the Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Lord Cope of Berkeley/Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint 4. Debate on the report from the European Union Committee on EU enlargement Lord Boswell of Aynho/Baroness Warsi Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm 1. Local Audit and Accountability Bill Committee (Day 4 of 4) Baroness Hanham
THURSDAY 27 JUNE 2013
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Intellectual Property Bill Report
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Debate on the importance of sustainable jobs Baroness Brinton/Lord Newby 3. Debate on the challenges faced by women particularly in the developing world Lord Loomba/Baroness Northover 4. Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Temporary Class Drug) Order 2013 Earl Attlee 5. Draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2013 Earl Attlee 6. QSD on a citizenship programme in schools Lord Cormack/Lord Nash (time limit 90 minutes) Business in Grand Committee at 1.00pm 1. QSD on the UKs relationship with Morocco Lord Harrison/Lord Wallace of Saltaire (time limit 1 hour) 2. QSD on the Public Health Responsibility Deal Lord Clement Jones/Earl Howe (time limit 1 hour) 3. QSD on the report by the Association of Medical Research Charities Our vision for research in the NHS Lord Turnberg/Earl Howe (time limit 1 hour) 4. QSD on local regulatory services Baroness Crawley/Lord Popat (time limit 1 hour) 5. QSD on Northern Ireland and the Defamation Act 2013 Lord Lexden/Baroness Randerson (time limit 1 hour)
FRIDAY 28 JUNE 2013
The House is expected not to sit Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Energy Bill - Committee Day 1
PROVISIONAL
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Care Bill - Committee Day 4
MONDAY 1 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Intellectual Property Bill [HL] Report (Day of ) Viscount Younger of Leckie 3. Debate on Syria and the situation in north Africa and the Middle East Baroness Warsi 4. Debate on the report from the European Union Committee on the UK Opt in to the Europol Regulation Lord Hannay of Chiswick/Lord Taylor of Holbeach Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm No business yet scheduled
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Energy Bill - Committee Day 2
TUESDAY 2 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Children and Families Bill Second Reading Lord Nash Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm 1. Energy Bill Committee (Day 1 of 9) Baroness Verma
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Care Bill [HL] Committee (Day 4 of 7) Earl Howe 3. QSD on the London Finance Commission report Raising the Capital Lord Harris of Haringey/Lord Newby (dinner break business 1 hour) Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm No business yet scheduled
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - Report Day 1
THURSDAY 4 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Conservative Party Debates 3. QSD on the social and economic impact on families of recent changes to immigration rules Baroness Hamwee/Lord Taylor of Holbeach (time limit 90 minutes) Business in Grand Committee at 2.00pm 1. Energy Bill Committee (Day 2 of 9) Baroness Verma
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Energy Bill - Committee Day 3 Care Bill Committee Day 5
FRIDAY 5 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 10.00am 1. Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL] Second Reading Lord Dubs/Lord Wallace of Saltaire 2. Cultural and Community Distribution Deregulation [HL] Second Reading - Lord Clement Jones/Lord de Mauley
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - Report Day 2 Offender Rehabilitation Bill Third Reading
MONDAY 8 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Report (Day 1 of 2) Baroness Stowell of Beeston 3. Draft Added Tribunals (Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal) Order 2013 Lord McNally 4. Draft Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 Lord McNally (3 and 4 expected to be debated together, dinner break business) Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm 1. Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013 Lord Gardiner of Kimble 2. Draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements) (England) Order 2013 Lord Nash 3. Further business will be scheduled
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for: Energy Bill - Committee Day 4
TUESDAY 9 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] Third Reading Lord McNally 3. Care Bill [HL] Committee (Day 5 of 7) Earl Howe 4. Dinner break business will be scheduled Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm 1. Energy Bill Committee (Day 3 of 9) Baroness Verma
House dinner in the Peers Dining Room at 7.30pm
WEDNESDAY 10 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Report (Day 2 of 2) Baroness Stowell of Beeston 3. QSD on Government archives and official histories Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank/Lord Wallace of Saltaire (dinner break business 1 hour) Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm 1. Draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2013 Earl Attlee 2. Draft Highway and Railway (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project) Order 2013 Earl Attlee 3. Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of BRB (Residuary) Limited) Order 2013 Earl Attlee 4. Draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013 Lord Newby 5. Draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013 Lord McNally 6. Draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013 Lord McNally 7. Draft National Health Service (Licensing and Pricing) Regulations 2013 Earl Howe
THURSDAY 11 JULY 2013
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am 1. Oral questions (30 minutes) 2. Debate on the future funding of health and social care in England Lord Patel/Earl Howe 3. Debate on the effect of cuts in legal aid funding on the justice system in England and Wales Baroness Deech/Lord McNally 4. Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 Baroness Hanham 5. QSD on the impact of music on tourism Lord Storey/Lord Gardiner of Kimble (time limit 90 minutes) Business in Grand Committee at 2.00pm 1. Energy Bill Committee (Day 4 of 9) Baroness Verma
FRIDAY 12 JULY 2013
The House is expected not to sit
Information
This document informally advertises the business which the Government anticipates the House will take in the coming three weeks. It should be read together with the formal Order Paper produced by the Clerk of the Parliaments available from the Printed Paper Office and www.parliament.uk/lords Timings in italics are estimates only: business may take more or less time than that estimated. Other times are maximums: business may take less time than the maximum Items marked are expected to be taken during the dinner or lunch break. This usually starts at around 7.30pm or 1.30pm but may start earlier or later The advertised business on any day may be interrupted for a Ministerial statement The number of sessions shown for a stage of a bill represents the Governments assessment of reasonable time given the balance of bills and remaining days to the likely end of the session. indicates agreement in the Usual Channels as to that assessment. Progress remains in the hands of the House. Report stage is usually half the length of Committee
Notes
The Whips Office offers time for 1-1 hour questions for short debate in the order in which they appear in the waiting list in House of Lords Business. Members waiting to ask their first QSD of the session are offered time before members who have already asked a QSD this session. The slots available are the dinner breaks on most Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and end of business on Thursdays (though other business, mainly motions in opposition to SIs, competes for this time) and on occasion in Grand Committee. In addition, the Grand Committee meets for a day of up to five 1 hour QSDs for every six sitting weeks: the Grand Committee will meet for that purpose on: 20 June, 27 June. Further dates will be advertised in due course. To see the Whips Office progress in scheduling QSDs, visit www.lordswhips.org.uk.
Questions for short debate
Debates will be taken on Thursdays until the end of January 2014. Bills will be taken on Thursdays from the start of February 2014 until the end of the session.
Thursdays
Sitting Fridays
The House will sit on the following Fridays: 5 July, 19 July, 25 October, 8 November, 6 December. Further sitting Fridays may be advertised in due course.
Recess dates
The Chief Whip has announced that, subject to the progress of business, the House will adjourn for: Summer: Wednesday 31 July to Monday 7 October inclusive Autumn long weekend: Wednesday 13 November to Sunday 17 November inclusive Christmas: Thursday 19 December to Monday 6 January 2014 inclusive
Advice on business
General inquiries
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Advice on the days expected timing Grouping of amendments Scheduling tabled private members business
For most debates, it is necessary to sign-up in advance to speak. On days when the House sits after 12 noon, the lists of speakers close at 12 noon. On days when the House sits before 12 noon, the lists close at 6pm the previous day. The Government Whips Office then issues a list of speakers drawn up after consultation in the usual channels. To sign-up to speak Telephone 020-7219 3131 Use the touchscreen in the main office (Room 13, Principal Floor) Use www.lordswhips.org.uk
Speakers Lists
To see who has signed-up to speak use the touchscreen in the main office (which has a print facility) or visit www.lordswhips.org.uk. Current Speakers Lists On the morning of publication of this edition of Forthcoming Business, the following Speakers Lists were open: Wednesday 19 June Thursday 20 June QSD on the review by the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel When laws become too complex Debate on education support and mental health provision for children bullied at school Debate on the report of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights QSD on alternatives to the payday lending industry QSD on on social mobility QSD on the commemoration of WW1 and the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean QSD on support for the contribution of the financial services sector to the economy QSD on priorities for the OSCE Helsinki +40 discussions Tuesday 25 June Wednesday 26 June QSD on the civilian and military use of drones Debate on European Union Committee report on EU Enlargement Debate on the report of the Select Committee on Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Debate on Economic Affairs Committee report on the economic implications for the UK of Scottish Independence Thursday 27 June Debate on the importance of sustainable jobs Debate on the challenges faced by women particularly in the developing world QSD on a citizenship programme in schools QSD on the UKs relationship with Morroco QSD on the Public Health Responsibility Deal QSD on the report by the Association of Medical Research Charities Our vision for research in the NHS QSD on local regulatory services QSD on Northern Ireland and the Defamation Act 2013
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Monday 1 July Tuesday 2 July Wednesday 3 July Thursday 4 July Friday 5 July
Debate on the humanitarian situation in Syria and the Middle East Children and Families Bill Second Reading QSD on the London Finance Commission report Raising the Capital QSD on the social and economic impact on families of recent changes to immigration rules Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) [HL] Second Reading Cultural and Community Distribution Deregulation [HL] Second Reading
Wednesday 10 July Thursday 11 July
QSD on Government archives and official histories Debate on the future funding of health and social care in England Debate on the effect of cuts in legal aid funding on the justice system in England and Wales QSD on the impact of music on tourism
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GOVERNMENT WHIPS OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS Care Bill [HL] Committee calendar
The House has committed the Care Bill [HL] to a Committee of the whole House. Forthcoming Business indicates that the Usual Channels intend that the Bill should complete its Committee stage in seven days. This document, prepared by the bill team and agreed in the Usual Channels, sets out the subject matter expected to be covered each day. It is non-binding and may be revised, but it is intended to help participants with grouping and planning their own participation in the proceedings.
Session
Date
Clauses
Policy Health Education England: Establishment; national functions; local functions; tariffs Health Research Authority: establishment; general functions; regulatory practice; research ethics committees; patient information Misc
4 June
83-85 (Part 3)
10 June
86-106 (Part 3 cont) 74-78 (Part 2)
HEE & HRA Care Standards: Quality of services, Care Quality Commission Care Standards: Performance ratings; false or misleading information
12 June
79-80 (Part 2)
3 July
80-82 (Part 2) 1-12 (Part 1)
Care Standards: Performance ratings Care and Support: General responsibilities of local authorities; meeting needs for care etc Care and Support: assessing needs; imposing charges and assessing financial resources; duties and powers to meet needs next steps after assessments; direct payments; deferred payment agreements; Care and Support: continuity of care and support when adult moves; establishing where a person lives, etc; safeguarding adults at risk of abuse or neglect; provider failure; market oversight
9 July
13-35 (Part 1)
tbc
36-54 (Part 1)
tbc
55-73 (Part 1) 107-113 (Part 4)
Care and Support: transition for children to adult care and support, etc; enforcement of debts; review of funding provisions; misc enforcement of debts; review of funding provisions; misc General (Part 4)
GOVERNMENT WHIPS OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS Energy Bill Committee calendar
The House has committed the Energy Bill to a Grand Committee. Forthcoming Business indicates that the Usual Channels intend that the Bill should complete its Committee stage in nine days. This document, prepared by the Bill Team and agreed in the Usual Channels, sets out the subject matter expected to be covered each day. It is non-binding and may be revised, but it is intended to help participants with grouping and planning their own participation in the proceedings. Session 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Date 2 July 4 July 9 July 11 July tbc tbc tbc Clauses 1-4 56-106 107-131 132-136 47-51 5 and 21-37 6-20 Policy Decarbonisation Nuclear Regulation Government Pipe-Line and Storage System; Strategy and Policy Statement; Domestic tariffs and Licensable activities Consumer Redress Orders and Miscellaneous (Offshore transmission, Fees, Review) EMR (Emissions Performance Standard) EMR (General Considerations; Capacity Market, including Electricity Demand Reduction) EMR (Contracts for Difference) EMR (Access to Markets Etc.; Renewables Obligation Transitional Arrangements)
tbc
43-46
tbc
38-42; 52-55 and 137-142
EMR (Investment Contracts; Conflict of Interest and Contingency Arrangements; Miscellaneous) and Final
GOVERNMENT WHIPS OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] Committee calendar
The House has committed the Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL] to a Grand Committee. Forthcoming Business indicates that the Usual Channels intend that the Bill should complete its Committee stage in four days. This document, prepared by the bill team and agreed in the Usual Channels, sets out the subject matter expected to be covered each day. It is non-binding and may be revised, but it is intended to help participants with grouping and planning their own participation in the proceedings. Session Date Clauses Policy Abolition of existing audit regime; Basic concepts and requirements Appointment etc of Local Auditors Eligibility and regulation of Local Auditors Conduct of Local Audit; General powers and duties of auditors; Reports and recommendations; Public inspection etc and action by auditor; Prevention of unlawful expenditure etc; Accounts and audit regulations Data matching; Misc (inc best value inspections, local authority publicity and council tax referendums)
17 June
1-6
19 June
7- 16
24 June
17-31
26 June
32-47
GOVERNMENT WHIPS OFFICE HOUSE OF LORDS Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Committee calendar
The House has committed the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill to a Committee of the whole House. Forthcoming Business indicates that the Usual Channels intend that the Bill should complete its Committee stage in three days. This document, prepared by the bill team and agreed in the Usual Channels, sets out the subject matter expected to be covered each day. It is non-binding and may be revised, but it is intended to help participants with grouping and planning their own participation in the proceedings.
Session
Date
Clauses
Policy Extension of marriage; religious protection; Part 3 & part 5 of the Marriage Act 1949; Deathbed marriages; the Church in Wales; conversion of civil partnership into marriage; Other provisions relating to marriage and civil partnership; Final Provisions
17 June
1-2
19 June
2-11
24 June
12-19
