HL Deb 10 June 1992 vol 537 c1267
Lord Hesketh

My Lords, with the leave of the House, I should like to say a word about the two debates standing in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Annan, and the noble Viscount, Lord Hanworth. 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 case of the short debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Annan, this means that all other speeches should be limited to a maximum of eight minutes and in that of the noble Viscount, Lord Hanworth, 14 minutes. If any noble Lord were to speak at greater length, he would be doing so at the expense of subsequent speakers in that debate. Possibly I should remind your Lordships that in the case of the first debate, when eight minutes appears on the digital device above your Lordships, it means that eight minutes have passed rather than are about to commence.