§ 8.41 p.m.
§ Lord GrocottMy Lords, with permission, I wish to make a brief Statement about future business.
Tomorrow, the House will meet at the usual time. After Starred Questions and the Report stage of the Public Service (Disruption) Bill—to which no amendments have been tabled—my noble and learned friend the Leader of the House will move a Motion to take note of the Government's policy towards Iraq.
A list of speakers is now open in the Government Whips' Office. It will remain open until noon tomorrow, as usual. We will not seek to proceed tomorrow with the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill or the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill.
If the House approves the Motion to be moved tomorrow, on Wednesday the first business after Questions will be the Second Reading of the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill. The Public Bill Office will accept amendments from 10 a.m. tomorrow until 30 minutes after the end of the Second Reading debate on Wednesday. Then the House will proceed with the first of the two balloted debates, the remaining stages of the Bill, the second balloted debate and the Unstarred Question.