HOUSE OF LORDS - United Kingdom Parliament

House of Lords Business
3.27 House of Lords Business is printed after each day’s business and is
also available on the Internet (www.parliament.uk). It shows future
business to be taken in the House, so far as arranged. It also includes:
(a) business of which notice has been given but for which no day has
been named. This business is grouped under five headings:
(i) Motions for balloted debates;
(ii) Select committee reports for debate (with the date on which
the report was published);
(iii) Other motions for debate;
(iv) Motions relating to delegated legislation;
(v) Questions for short debate;
(b) a list of questions for written answer tabled that day, together with
a table showing any written questions which remain unanswered
after 14 days. All unanswered written questions are republished
on the last sitting day of each week in a separate document issued
with House of Lords Business;
(c) lists of bills, Measures, affirmative, super-affirmative, hybrid and certain
negative instruments, Northern Ireland Assembly legislation on
reserved/excepted matters, legislative reform orders, human rights
remedial orders, special procedure orders and national policy
statements in progress, showing the stage reached by each and the
next date on which they will be taken, if known;
(d) notices of committee sittings.
3.28 The Minutes of Proceedings of the House are also contained in
House of Lords Business. They are issued under the authority and
signature of the Clerk of the Parliaments. In principle, the Minutes record
actions or decisions of the House rather than what is said in the
Chamber. For this reason some “silent” entries are included which
happen off the floor.
3.29 The Minutes of Proceedings are compiled in the following order:
(a) preliminary matters, such as prayers, introductions, members
taking the oath, messages from the Queen and matters relating to
leave of absence;
(b) select committee report printing orders;
(c) private business;
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