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Parliament at-a-glance guide

The table below shows the agenda in the House of Lords in the week ahead. This will be broadcast LIVE on broadband and recorded for later transmission on our channel:-

CommonsLordsCommitteesWestminster Hall
23 - 27 July

Monday 23 July (from 1430 BST)
Questions
- Voting rights for those serving custodial sentences
(Lord Bishop of Worcester NA)
- TB and migration
(Baroness Sharples, Con)
- Questions about carers in the 2011 census
(Baroness Pitkeathley, Lab)
- Country of origin on food labelling
(Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Con)
Main business
Motion to approve various draft orders and regulations
Committee stage of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
Tuesday 24 July (from 1430 BST)
Questions
- Manufacturing in the UK
(Lord Sheldon, Lab)
- Diplomatic presence in Kabul
(Earl of Sandwich, CB)
- The InterAct Reading Service
(Baroness Rendell of Babergh, Lab)
- Topical question
Main business
Report stage of the Building Societies (Funding) and Mutual Societies (Transfers) Bill
Third reading of the Greater London Authority Bill
Motion to approve various draft orders and regulations
If the Offender Management Bill is returned from the Commons, it will be considered
Wednesday 25 July (from 1500 BST)
Questions
- The European Council
(Lord Willoughby de Broke, UKIP)
- Public companies' pay gap between directors and employees
(Lord Smith of Clifton, Lib Dem)
- Justice and home affairs EU opt-in arrangements
(Lord Wallace of Saltaire, Lib Dem)
- Topical question
Main business
Consideration of Commons amendments to the Further Education and Training Bill [HL]
Motion to approve the Revised Funding Code
Motion to approve the draft Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment etc.) (General Qualifications Bodies) (Alteration of Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2007
It is expected that the committee stage of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
Thursday 26 July (from 1100 BST)
Questions
- British agriculture and the Road Transport Fuel Obligation target
(Baroness Byford, Con)
- Bovine TB
(Lord Grantchester, Lab)
- Building residential commonhold properties on the Olympic site
(Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Con)
- Topical question
Main business
Motion to agree the first report from the privileges select committee
Committee stage of the Sustainable Communities Bill
Motion to take note of the government's draft legislative programme
Friday 27 July (from 1100 BST)
The House is in recess until October 8 2007

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