  We quantify the central inclusive background contributions to exclusive Higgs
production at the LHC arising from double-Pomeron-exchange processes. We
consider the H --> bb(bar) signal. We study processes mediated by the fusion of
two `hard' Pomerons, and also by the fusion of `soft' Pomerons. The latter
background is found to be very small, and the former is found to be less than
the exclusive signal.
