§ The Lord President of the Council (Viscount Whitelaw)My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
§ Moved, That the debates on the Motions in the names of the Baroness Lockwood and the Lord John-Mackie set down for 1st May and in the names of the Lord Allen of Abbeydale and the Earl of Shannon set down for 8th May shall each be limited to 2½ hours and that Standing Order 35 and paragraphs 10–13 of the Rules for the Conduct of Short Debates in Appendix H to the Companion to Standing Orders shall apply to each debate.—(Viscount Whitelaw).
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.