Then it's on to that set-piece Coalition spat, the consideration of Lords amendments to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill, including the one postponing the implementation of the review of Commons constituency boundaries.

BBC: Week ahead

Scottish Labour's local government spokesperson Sarah Boyack supported the implementation of the Gould report recommendations and called on the minister to focus on promoting voter registration in the run up to the local government elections.

BBC: Local government elections 2012 debate