House of Lords Business

Peers have risen for the Whitsun recess. Normal service resumes on Monday 7 June.

The table below gives a typical agenda for the House of Lords.

24-28 May
Monday 24 May: (from 1430 BST)
Questions	Improving the Crown Prosecution Service	Baroness Whitaker (Labour)
	Football clubs going into administration	Lord of Worcester (Labour)
	Incentive schemes for GPs to keep patients with chronic illnesses out of hospital	Baroness Greengross
Legislation	Children Bill	Committee stage
Question	Foreign nationals held in prisons & detention centres	Viscount Bridgeman (Conservative)
Tuesday 25 May (from 1430 BST)
Questions	Restoring the Higher Education Funding Councils	Lord Walton of Detchant (crossbencher)
	Searching of goods & travellers at UK airports	Lord Ahmed (Labour)
	The case of a journalist investigating corruption in the EU	Lord Tebbit (Conservative)
	The quality of the Home Office website	Earl of Caithness
	Uncertainty in the oil market	Lord Ezra
Legislation	Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Bill	Second reading (Lord Filkin)
	Higher Education Bill	Committee
Question	Reports on peace discussions in Burma	Baroness Hooper (Conservative)
Wednesday 26 May (from 1430 BST)
Questions	Trafficking of women and girls in Kosovo	Baroness Williams of Crosby (Liberal Democrat)
	An agreed definition of "abusive tax avoidance"	Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat)
Debate	Priorities in foreign & commonwealth affairs	Lord Wright of Richmond
	Falls in charitable giving	Lord Joffe (Independent)
Legislation	Human Rights Act 1998 (Amendment Northern Ireland) Order 2004	Baroness Amos (Labour)
	Mental Health (Amendment Northern Ireland) Order 2004	Baroness Amos (Labour)
Thursday 27 May (from 1100 BST)
Questions	Actions against the former Daily Mirror editor	Lord Maginnis of Drumglass (Ulster Unionist)
	Support for the National Neighbourhood Watch Association	Baroness Harris of Richmond (Liberal Democrat)
	Aid for the Palestinian people next year	Baroness Northover (Liberal Democrat)
	The possible extinction of the red squirrel in the UK	Earl Peel (Conservative)
Legislation	The Children Bill	Committee stage
Friday 28 May: House in recess

You can watch the discussions in the House of Lords from 0600 GMT the day after each sitting day and overnight throughout the week