BUSINESS (Hansard, 9 April 1968)

§ LORD BESWICK
My Lords, I hope it will be for the general convenience of the House, and acceptable to all sides, if I say that dinner will be served between 7 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. this evening.

EARL ST. ALDWYN
My Lords, will there be any adjournment? I understand that on both sides of the House the same people will be involved all the way through. Unless we are going to starve them, a short adjournment will be helpful.

§ LORD BESWICK
On this occasion I thought that we should be assisting both sides of the Committee if we did not have an adjournment this evening. I hope that, despite the later start, we shall not be too late this evening.

§ VISCOUNT DILHORNE
My Lords, I hope that the Chief Whip will make the same announcement about to-morrow night.

§ LORD DRUMALBYN
My Lords, may I ask the noble Lord how he proposes to complete the business, in view of the fact that so far the noble Lord, the Joint Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, is the only person who has handled the Bill on the Government side?

§ LORD BESWICK
My Lords, we are all filled with admiration for my noble friend Lord Hughes. The day when my noble friend says he wants assistance we shall rush to his side.