§ Viscount WhitelawMy Lords, I beg to move the second Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
In doing so, it may be helpful if I point out to your Lordships that in relation to the debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Harris of Greenwich, this will be the first time that a two-and-a-half-hour time limit has been applied to a Motion which is intended to lead to the expression of a point of view by the House. I very much hope that this procedure will prove to be satisfactory. It will of course be possible to review the matter when we have had a chance to see how next Wednesday's debate goes.
§ Moved, That the debates on the Motions in the names of the Lord Harris of Greenwich and the Lord Mayhew set down for 30th January shall be limited to 2½ hours and that Standing Order 35 and paragraphs 10 to 13 of the Rules for the Conduct of Short Debates set out in Appendix H to the Companion to the Standing Orders shall apply to each debate.—(Viscount Whitelaw.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.