§ Lord DenhamMy Lords I should like to say a word about this afternoon's short debates standing in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady David, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Simon of Glaisdale. As the mover is allowed 15 minutes and the Minister should rise to reply not less than 20 minutes before the scheduled end of the debate, in the debate in the name of the noble Baroness the number of speakers is such that it is not necessary to propose a formal time-limit. However, I am confident that noble Lords will limit their speeches to lengths within the spirit of these short debates.
In the debate in the name of the noble and learned Lord, it means that all other speeches should be kept within a limit of 12 minutes.