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The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. It is independent from, and complements the work of, the House of Commons. Members of the Lords play a vital role making laws and keeping a check on government.

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House of Lords Reform Bill: Report stage day one

Members of the Lords address reform bill

What's on

Thursday 9 February 2012

House of Commons

Main Chamber

Time Business
10:30am Oral Questions

Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, including Topical Questions, Leader of the House and House of Commons Commission

Urgent Question

Feed-in Tariffs

Business Statement

Leader of the House

Statement

Afghanistan

Debate

General debate on Somalia

Adjournment - Meg Hillier

Benefits for terminally ill patients

Westminster Hall

Time Business
2:30pm - 5:30pm

A debate on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s Report on Football Governance

General Committee

Select Committee

House of Lords

Main Chamber

Time Business
11:00am Oral Questions - Lord Dubs

Plans to increase the membership of the House of Lords

Oral Questions - Lord Young of Norwood Green

Bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens

Oral Questions - Lord Judd

Progress towards a reconciliation between the leaderships of the Palestinian communities of the West Bank and Gaza

Oral Questions - Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

Famine and food shortages predicted in the Sahel region

Legislation - Lord McNally

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill - Committee of the whole House (Day 9) - Lord McNally

Short Debate - Lord Moynihan

Olympics and preventing match fixing and suspicious betting

Statement - Lord Howell of Guildford

Quarterly Statement on Afghanistan

Statement - Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Reform of Feed-in Tariffs

7:00pm Estimated Rising Time

Grand Committee

Select Committee

Time Business
9:30am - Room 2, Palace of Westminster Social Policies and Consumer Protection (EU Sub-Committee G)

- This is a private meeting.

10:00am - Room 2A, Palace of Westminster Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (EU Sub-Committee C)

- This is a private meeting.

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