Thursday May 25

Parliament will go into Whitsun recess at the end of business today.

House of Commons

11.30: Agriculture questions
12.15: Solicitor General questions

Business

Electronic Communications Bill - Consideration of Lords Amendments followed by Whitsun adjournment debate

House of Lords sitting from 11.00

Starred Questions

The Lord Chalfont - To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for the future of the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA).

The Viscount Goschen - To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimates they have made of the cost of their proposals to rebrand the National Health Service.

The Lord Campbell of Croy - To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to rationalise the uneven incidence of charges made by local authorities for community care services needed by some disabled and elderly people, described in the recent report of the Audit Commission.

Business

Regulation of Investigatory Powers Bill - Second Reading

The Lord McIntosh of Haringey - To move, that this House approves, for the purposes of section five of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, Her Majesty's Government's assessment as set out in the Financial Statement and Budget Report 2000-01 and the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 2000-01.