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TODAY'S BUSINESS - Commons: Agriculture questions; Prime Minister's Questions; Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill, Lords amendments. Lords: Debate on Procedure Committee reports; Debate on Lords' freedom to vote on subordinate legislation; Income-related Benefits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations.
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