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Business of the House

It is not a reform that has been buried—far from it; the topical debates have been very useful. The possibility of Lords amendments next Thursday, together with the fact that we will consider the motion to take account of the reports of the Public Accounts Committee, are the reasons why we will not have a topical debate next Thursday. The following Thursday's business was only provisional, so I suggest that the right hon. Gentleman waits until next Thursday to see the final business for the following week before deciding whether or not it would be more important to have a topical debate.