§ LORD AMMONMy Lords, owing to the large number of your Lordships who have notified your intention to take part in the Economic debate—we already have a list of sixteen speakers for Wednesday, and ten for Thursday—I venture to suggest that the House should meet tomorrow, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. instead of 2.30 p.m. The advance of half an hour in the time of our meeting would, I hope, not inconvenience your Lordships. It would certainly give us that little elbow room which might enable us to rise between 7 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. In these days of restricted transport, i know how difficult it is for all concerned, not only for your Lordships but also for the attendants of the House, if we sit after the dinner hour, and I trust, therefore, that I shall have your Lordships agreement to this slightly earlier meeting to-morrow afternoon—namely 2 o'clock instead of 2.30 p.m.
§ VISCOUNT SIMONMy Lords, I had not previously heard of this suggestion, but I should think it would commend itself generally to your Lordships; House. Realizing how many of your Lordships hope to take part in the debate on the White Paper, I had already resolved that if I were fortunate enough to speak at all I should announce at the beginning of my speech that the next speaker would begin a quarter of an hour after I started.
§ LORD AMMONI hope note will be taken of the noble and learned Viscount's hint.