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Business of the House

The business for next week will be as follows: Monday 23 January—Consideration in Committee of the Government of Wales Bill. Tuesday 24 January—Continuation of consideration in Committee of the Government of Wales Bill. Wednesday 25 January—Second Reading of the Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill [Lords]. Thursday 26 January—Remaining stages of the Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords], followed by motion to take note of the outstanding reports of the Public Accounts Committee to which the Government have replied. Details will be given in the Official Report. Friday 27 January—The House will not be sitting. The provisional business for the following week will be: Monday 30 January—Conclusion of consideration in Committee of the Government of Wales Bill. Tuesday 31 January—Consideration of Lords amendments to the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill, followed by a debate on pensions on a motion for the Adjournment of the House. Wednesday 1 February—Opposition Day [12th Allotted Day]. There will be a debate on an Opposition motion. Subject to be announced. Thursday 2 February—A debate on defence procurement on a motion for the Adjournment of the House. Friday 3 February—The House will not be sitting. It may also assist the House if I inform Members that a revised calendar is now available in the Vote Office. [The following is the information: 17th and the 20th to the 52nd Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2003–04, the 1st to the 30th Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2004–05, and the 1st to the 3rd, the 5th and the 6th Reports and the First Special Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2005–06, and of the Treasury Minutes and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel Memoranda on these Reports (Cm 6271, 6283, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6332, 6355, 6416, 6441, 6458, 6468, 6496, 6577, 6578, 6579, 6609, 6667, 6668, 6682, 6689 and 6712).]