§ 3.11 p.m.
§ Viscount WhitelawMy Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
§ Moved, That the debate on the Motion in the name of the Lord Barnett set down for 3rd April shall be limited to 5 hours and that Standing Order 35 and paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 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 the debate with the substitution of "5 hours" for "2½ hours" and "25 minutes" for "20 minutes".—(Viscount Whitelaw.)
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.