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Business

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 15 July 2008

My Lords, the House has a very full day before it. We will now have the Committee stage of the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill, followed immediately by formal Report and Third Reading. The House will then consider the Second Reading of the Planning Bill, on which 37 Peers have indicated a desire to speak. Neither piece of business is strictly time-limited, so precise calculations are impossible. However, if Back-Bench speeches on Second Reading are limited to seven minutes, it should be possible for that stage to be completed tonight. If the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill takes longer than anticipated, it may be necessary to adjourn the Planning Bill’s Second Reading and to complete it tomorrow. I will, of course, keep the House informed as business progresses.