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Business of the House

The business for the forthcoming week is: Monday 14 December—Second Reading of the Personal Care at Home Bill, followed by proceedings on the Consolidated Fund Bill. Tuesday 15 December—Second Reading of the Flood and Water Management Bill, followed by a motion to approve a statutory instrument relating to Welsh language. Wednesday 16 December—Motion on the Christmas recess Adjournment. The provisional business for the week commencing 4 January will include: Monday 4 January—The House will not be sitting. Tuesday 5 January—Second Reading of the Fiscal Responsibility Bill. Wednesday 6 January—Consideration of an allocation of time motion, followed by all stages of the Video Recordings Bill. Thursday 7 January—A general debate on the pre-Budget report. The provisional business for the week commencing 11 January will include: Monday 11 January—Second Reading of the Children, Schools and Families Bill. I should also like to inform the House that the business in Westminster Hall for 7 January will be: Thursday 7 January—A debate from the Public Administration Committee on "Lobbying: Access and Influence in Whitehall". Through you, Mr. Speaker, may I also offer my best wishes for Christmas and the new year to all hon. Members, and on behalf of all hon. Members, may I offer our best wishes for Christmas and the new year to the Clerks of the House, the Officers of the House, catering teams, the cleaners, the police, the doorkeepers, and all who work so hard to keep the House running smoothly? I think that everyone deserves a very good Christmas and new year.