Business of the House

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Friday 14th December 2012 Lords Chamber

[Moved By Baroness Anelay of St Johns]

That Standing Order 40 (Arrangement of the Order Paper) be dispensed with on Monday 17 December to allow the Motion that this House takes note of recent developments in the European Union standing in the name of Baroness Warsi to be taken before the Second Reading of the European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill.

[Baroness Anelay of St Johns]

My Lords, I beg to move the Motion on the Order Paper standing in the name of my noble friend Lord Strathclyde.

Motion agreed.

Arrangement of BusinessAnnouncement

[Baroness Anelay of St Johns]

My Lords, 29 speakers have signed up to speak in today’s debate. If Back Bench contributions are kept to around nine minutes, the House should be able to rise at about the normal time for a Friday, which is three o’clock.