§ 3.38 p.m.
§ Lord CarterMy Lords, at a convenient moment after 3.30 p.m. my noble and learned friend the Lord Chancellor will, with the leave of the House, repeat a Statement that has been made in another place on the White Paper, Freedom of Information.
I should like to take this opportunity to remind the House that the Companion indicates that discussion on a Statement after the end of the Minister's initial reply to the Opposition spokesman should be confined to,
brief comments and questions for clarification".There is a mandatory limit of 20 minutes from the end of the Minister's initial reply to the Opposition spokesmen.