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Ordered,
That Standing Order No. 47 (Short speeches) be amended, as follows:
- Line 1, after 'at', insert 'or before';
- Line 4, leave out 'for not more than ten minutes';
- Line 6, after 'debate', insert 'for no longer than any period she may specify (which shall not be less than eight minutes)';
- Line 11, leave out 'ten minutes' and insert 'that period';
- Line 12, at end, add—
'Provided that, in calculating that period, the Speaker may disregard the time taken by interventions'.—[Mr. Kevin Hughes.]