§ 2.58 p.m.
§ Viscount DavidsonMy Lords, after the end of the short debate on privatisation and before the short debate on alcohol abuse, my noble friend Lord Skelmersdale will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement that is to be made in another place on the Primary Health Care White Paper.
With the leave of the House, I should like, as usual, to say a word about the two short debates standing in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, and the noble Viscount, Lord Falkland. It is customary in short debates 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 debates. In the case of the short debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ezra, this means that all other speeches should be limited to a maximum of 8 minutes and in that of the noble Viscount, Lord Falkland, to 12 minutes. If any noble Lord should speak at greater length, it would be at the expense of subsequent speakers in the debate.