§ 3.13 p.m.
§ Lord CarterMy Lords, after consideration of Commons amendments to the Learning and Skills Bill, my noble friend Lord McIntosh of Haringey will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement which is being made in another place on the Comprehensive Spending Review.
777 Before we begin proceedings on the Learning and Skills Bill this afternoon, I draw noble Lords' attention to the fact that a revised Marshalled List has been issued. In the original Marshalled List some amendments were numbered wrongly. It is crucial to ensure that we are all working from the revised list. The revised Marshalled List is headed helpfully, "Revised Marshalled List".
§ Lord StrathclydeMy Lords, before the Chief Whip sits down, the noble Baroness, Lady Symons, accused the Opposition of having turned down a Statement on the Type 45 Frigates. It is, however, always open to the Government to insist on having a Statement read.
§ Lord CarterMy Lords, that is absolutely correct, but it has become the convention that if the Opposition do not require the Statement, it is not normally taken.