§ Lord Davies of OldhamMy Lords, before we commence the debate on the Defence White Paper, perhaps I can bring to the attention of noble Lords that more than 20 Members have indicated a wish to speak today. Should Back-Bench speeches each last for 10 minutes, the House should rise by the target rising time of 10 p.m. I draw the attention of the House to the fact that noble Lords followed a similar rubric yesterday in an excellent debate, which enabled the House to rise before the target time.