HL Deb 20 January 1993 vol 541 c894
Lord Hesketh

My Lords, I should like to say a word about this afternoon's debates standing in the names of my noble friend Lord Campbell of Croy and the noble Lord, Lord Houghton of Sowerby. 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 debate in the name of my noble friend Lord Campbell of Croy, all speeches should be limited to seven minutes. In the case of the debate in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Houghton of Sowerby, the number of speakers is such that it is not necessary to propose a formal time limit, but I am sure that noble Lords will agree that it would conform with the spirit of these short debates if the speeches were kept within the 15 minutes which apply to the mover of the Motion.