GOVERNMENT WHIPS’ OFFICE
HOUSE OF LORDS
FORTHCOMING BUSINESS
1 JULY 2015
[Notes about this document are set out at the end]
WEDNESDAY 1 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Childcare Bill [HL] – Committee (Day 1 of 1†) – Lord Nash
3. ‡ QSD on the steps being taken to tackle litter in both urban and rural areas
– Lord Cormack/Lord Gardiner of Kimble (dinner break business, time limit 1
hour)
Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm
1. Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL] – Committee (Day 3
of 4†) – Lord Bridges of Headley
THURSDAY 2 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL] – Committee Day 4
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Debate on human rights and civil liberties in the United Kingdom – Lord
Wallace of Tankerness/Lord Faulks
3. Debate on the United Kingdom’s role in a world threatened by terrorism,
conflict, climate change and mass migration – Lord Ashdown of Nortonsub-Hamdon/Earl of Courtown
4. QSD on the steps being taken to help those with Type 1 and 2 diabetes to
educate themselves about the management of the disease – Lord
Harrison/Lord Prior of Brampton (time limit 1½ hours)
Business in Grand Committee at 2.00pm
No business yet scheduled
FRIDAY 3 JULY 2015
The House is expected not to sit
MONDAY 6 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. European Union (Approvals) Bill [HL] – Second Reading – Lord Freud
3. QSD on the political situation in the Gaza strip – Baroness Tonge/Baroness
Anelay of St Johns (time limit 1½ hours)
4. QSD on the contribution of Britain’s ethnic minorities to faith communities
and public institutions in the United Kingdom – Baroness
Berridge/Baroness Williams of Trafford (time limit 1½ hours)
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
1. Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL] – Committee (Day 4
of 4†) – Lord Bridges of Headley
TUESDAY 7 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Debate on the report from the Constitution Committee on the office of Lord
Chancellor – Lord Lang of Monkton/Lord Faulks
3. Debate on the report from the European Union Committee on the postcrisis EU regulatory framework – Lord Harrison/Lord Ashton of Hyde
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
No business yet scheduled
WEDNESDAY 8 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. European Union (Finance) Bill – Second Reading (and remaining stages) –
Lord Ashton of Hyde
3. Debate on reports into investigatory powers – Lord Bates
Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm
No business yet scheduled
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THURSDAY 9 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Report Day 1
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Debate on the sustainability of the National Health Service – Lord
Patel/Lord Prior of Brampton
3. Debate on the displacement of refugees and migrants from Asia and Africa
and the measures being taken to address their plight – Lord Alton of
Liverpool/Earl of Courtown
4. QSD on mental health services in schools and colleges – Lord
Storey/Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (time limit 1½ hours)
Business in Grand Committee at 2.00pm
No business yet scheduled
FRIDAY 10 JULY 2015
The House is expected not to sit
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] – Report Day 1
PROVISIONAL
MONDAY 13 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Report Day 1½
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Report (Day 1 of 1½ †)
– Baroness Williams of Trafford
3. ‡ Universal Credit (Waiting Days) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 – fatal &
regret motions – Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope/Lord German/Lord Freud
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
No business yet scheduled
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TUESDAY 14 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] – Report (Day 1 of 1†) – Lord Bates
3. ‡ Dinner break business will be scheduled
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
No business yet scheduled
WEDNESDAY 15 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 3.00pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Report (Day 1½ of 1½
†) – Baroness Williams of Trafford
3. Police Federation (Amendment) Regulations 2015 – regret motion –
Baroness Harris of Richmond/Lord Bates
Business in Grand Committee at 3.45pm
No business yet scheduled
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THURSDAY 16 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL] – Report Day 1
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Debate on the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ and its application by the UK and
the UN – Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale/Baroness Anelay of St Johns
(balloted debate, 2½ hours)
3. A QSD may be scheduled between the two debates (Topical QSD, time limit
1 hour)
4. Debate on worldwide violations of Article 18 of the 1948 Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and the priority given by the UK and the
international community to upholding freedom of religion and belief – Lord
Alton of Liverpool/Baroness Anelay of St Johns (balloted debate, 2½ hours)
5. Further business may be scheduled
Business in Grand Committee at 1.00pm
It is expected that each short debate will start on the hour
1. QSD on England’s biodiversity and farming methods that help ensure a
healthy ecosystem – Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer/Lord Gardiner
of Kimble (time limit 1 hour)
2. QSD on the shared values that underpin British public life – Lord Harries of
Pentregarth/Lord Bridges of Headley (time limit 1 hour)
3. QSD on the sustainability of rural communities and service provision in
rural areas – Bishop of St Albans/Lord Gardiner of Kimble (time limit 1
hour)
4. QSD on the sustainability of the UK population – Lord Green of
Deddington/Lord Bates (time limit 1 hour)
5. QSD on the outbreak of ebola in Sierra Leone and healthcare systems in
Sub-Saharan Africa – Lord Boateng/Baroness Verma (time limit 1 hour)
FRIDAY 17 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] – Third Reading
Business in the Chamber at 10.00am
1. Accessible Sports Grounds Bill [HL] – Second Reading – Lord Faulkner of
Worcester/Baroness Neville-Rolfe
2. Online Safety Bill [HL] – Second Reading – Baroness Howe of
Idlicote/Baroness Shields
3. Constitutional Convention Bill [HL] – Second Reading – Lord Purvis of
Tweed/Lord Bridges of Headley
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MONDAY 20 JULY 2015
Last day to table amendments for the marshalled list for:
Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Third Reading
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Psychoactive Substances Bill [HL] – Third Reading – Lord Bates
3. Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill [HL] – Report (Day 1 of 1†)
– Lord Bridges of Headley
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
No business yet scheduled
TUESDAY 21 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 2.30pm
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] – Third Reading –
Baroness Williams of Trafford
3. Debate on the Budget Statement – Lord O’Neill of Gatley
Business in Grand Committee at 3.30pm
No business yet scheduled
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2015
Business in the Chamber at 11.00am
1. Oral questions (30 minutes)
2. Business will be scheduled.
Business in Grand Committee at 12 noon
No business yet scheduled
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Information
Notes
 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 Government’s 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
Questions for short debate
The Whips’ Office offers time for 1-1½ 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 at least for every six sitting weeks: the Grand Committee will
meet for that purpose on: 16 July. Further dates will be advertised in due course. To see the
Whips’ Office progress in scheduling QSDs, visit www.lordswhips.org.uk/qsds.
Sitting Fridays
The House will sit on the following Fridays: 17 July and 11 September. Further sitting Fridays
will be advertised in due course.
Recess dates
The Chief Whip has announced that, subject to the progress of business, the House will be
adjourned for the following periods in 2015:
 Summer: Thursday 23 July to Sunday 6 September inclusive
 Conference: Friday 18 September to Sunday 11 October inclusive
Further announcements regarding recess dates will be made in due course.
Advice on business
General inquiries
Email
Telephone
Website
[email protected]
020-7219 3131
www.lordswhips.org.uk
Advice on the day’s expected timing
Main Office; 020-7219 3131; Room 13
Grouping of amendments
Victoria Warren; 020-7219 1113; Room 14
Scheduling tabled private members’ business
Ben Burgess; 020-7219 5215; Room 14
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Speakers’ Lists
For most debates, it is necessary to sign-up in advance to speak. Speakers’ lists close at 6pm on
the previous weekday (4pm on Fridays) except when a speakers’ list for an afternoon sitting has
been open for less than a sitting day, in which case the list closes at 12 noon on the day of the
debate. The Government Whips’ Office then consults the usual channels about the order of
speakers and issues an ordered list of speakers.
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
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:
Thursday 2 July
Debate on human rights and civil liberties in the UK
Thursday 2 July
Debate on the UK’s role in a world threatened by terrorism, conflict,
climate change and mass migration
Thursday 2 July
QSD on Type 1 and 2 diabetes
Monday 6 July
European Union (Approvals) Bill – Second Reading
Monday 6 July
QSD on the political situation in Gaza
Monday 6 July
QSD on ethnic minorities and faith communities
Tuesday 7 July
Debate on Constitution Cttee. report on the office of Lord Chancellor
Tuesday 7 July
Debate on the EU Cttee. report on the post-crisis EU regulatory
framework
Wednesday 8 July
European Union (Finance) Bill – Second Reading
Wednesday 8 July
Debate on reports into investigatory powers
Thursday 9 July
Debate on the sustainability of the National Health Service
Thursday 9 July
Debate on the displacement of refugees and migrants from Asia and
Africa
Thursday 9 July
QSD on mental health services in schools and colleges
Thursday 16 July
Debate on the ‘Responsibility to Protect’ and its application by the UK
and the UN
Thursday 16 July
Debate on worldwide violations of Article 18 of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and the priority given by the UK and the international
community to upholding freedom of religion and belief
Thursday 16 July
QSD on biodiversity/farming methods that ensure a healthy ecosystem
Thursday 16 July
QSD on the shared values that underpin British public life
Thursday 16 July
QSD on the sustainability of rural communities
Thursday 16 July
QSD on the sustainability of the UK population
Thursday 16 July
QSD on ebola in Sierra Leone and healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa
Friday 17 July
Accessible Sports Grounds Bill [HL] – Second Reading
Friday 17 July
Online Safety Bill [HL] – Second Reading
Friday 17 July
Constitutional Convention Bill [HL] – Second Reading
Tuesday 21 July
Debate on the Budget Statement
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CHARITIES (PROTECTION AND SOCIAL
INVESTMENT) BILL
Committee calendar
The House has committed the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill 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
1
2
Date
23 June 2015
29 June 2015
Clauses
Policy
Clauses 1-5
Official warnings by the Commission;
Investigations & power to suspend;
Conduct to be considered when
exercising powers; Power to remove
trustees etc. following an inquiry;
Power to remove disqualified trustee.
Clauses 6-9
Power to direct specified action not to
be taken; Power to direct winding up;
Power to direct property to be applied
to another charity; Automatic
disqualification from being a trustee.
3
1 July 2015
Clauses 10-12
Power to disqualify from being a
trustee; Records of disqualification
and removal; Participation in
corporate decisions while
disqualified.
4
6 July 2015
Clauses 13-15
Power to make social investments;
Reviews of the operation of this Act;
Extent and commencement.
Power
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