§ 3.51 p.m.
§ Lord CarterMy Lords, following the debate on Community railway strategy, my noble friend Lord Donoughue will, with the leave of the House, repeat in the form of a Statement an Answer to a PNQ in another place on the rejection of proposals to relax the ban on UK beef exports. I should like to take this opportunity to remind the House that the Companion indicates that discussion on a Statement should not exceed 20 minutes from the end of the Minister's initial reply to the Opposition spokesmen and that contributions to the discussion should be confined to brief comments and questions for clarification.