§ Lord DenhamMy Lords, at a convenient moment after 3.30 this afternoon my noble friend Lord Young of Graffham will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement that is to be made in another place on education and training for young people.
With the leave of the House, I should like to say a brief word about the length of speeches in this afternoon's debate standing in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, to which your Lordships have agreed to apply a five-hour time limit. On the principle that the mover is allowed approximately 20 minutes and that the Minister should rise to reply not less than 25 minutes before the scheduled end of the debate, other speakers in the debate should limit their speeches to a maximum of 13 minutes. If any noble Lord were to speak at greater length, he would do so at the expense of later speakers in the debate.