Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
My Lords, before we resume the debate on the gracious Speech, I thought it would be helpful to the House to remind all Back-Bench speakers that the advisory time for today’s debate is five minutes. That means that when the Clock has reached four minutes, noble Lords should start to make their closing remarks. At five minutes, their time is up. I have asked the Government Whips to remind noble Lords of this, if necessary, during the debate.
I thank all noble Lords for their understanding at the last five days of debate, which enabled us to rise at around the estimated time each day, allowing everyone to contribute to the debate and more certainty on travelling from the House. I am sure that noble Lords speaking in this final day of debate on the gracious Speech will be equally considerate, and I thank them in advance on behalf of the House.