HL Deb 15 May 1985 vol 463 c1153
Lord Denham

My Lords, it may be for the convenience of your Lordships if I say a few words at this point about the arrangements for this afternoon's short debates standing in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Rochester and Lord Kennet. The custom in short debates is that the mover is allowed approximately 15 minutes and that the Minister should rise to reply not less than 20 minutes before the scheduled end of the debate. In the case of the short debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Rochester, this means that all other speeches should be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes; in that of the noble Lord, Lord Kennet, 14 minutes. If any noble Lord should speak at greater length, it would be at the expense of subsequent speakers in that particular debate.