§ Lord DenhamMy Lords, at a convenient moment after 3.30 this afternoon, my noble friend Lady Young will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement 260 that is to be made in another place on the evacuation of British subjects following the accident at Chernobyl.
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 Wells-Pestell, 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 sheduled end of the debate, all other speeches should be limited to a maximum of 14 minutes. If any noble Lord should speak at greater length he would be doing so at the expense of other speakers in the debate.