§ The Lord Chancellor (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)My Lords, before the commencement of business, I take the opportunity to inform the House that before it was known that the House would be sitting, I had accepted an invitation to open the James Watt Centre, Heriot -Watt University, Edinburgh, on Friday, 12th October. Accordingly, I trust that the House will agree to grant me leave of absence for Friday, 12th October 1990.