HL Deb 02 April 1984 vol 450 c479
Viscount Whitelaw

My Lords, I beg to move the first Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.

Moved, That the debate on the motion in the name of the Lord Beswick set down for 4th April shall be limited to 5 hours and that Standing Order 34 and paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the Rules for the Conduct of Short Debates set out in Appendix D to the Companion to the Standing Orders shall apply to the debate with the substitution of "5 hours" for "2½ hours" and "25 minutes" for "20 minutes". — (Viscount Whitelaw.)

On Question, Motion agreed to.