Energy Bill [HL]

Debate between Countess of Mar and Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan

Wednesday 19th January 2011 Grand Committee

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees]

Time is up. I suggest that we resume.

[Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan]

My Lords, on a point of order. I do not know if one can do this on this Committee, but we are breaking for 10 minutes but the vote has not finished yet. I realise that you have exercised a degree of flexibility, but we are going to have a number of Divisions. Surely we should have breaks commensurate with the length of time it takes for the Division to be held and announced next door, because, at the moment, we are having a Division on closure followed by a Division on substantive amendments, and the two follow one after the other.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees]

I appreciate that. I am afraid that I had to call the noble Lord, Lord Marland, between the two Divisions. I recognise that there is a problem when we get Divisions back-to-back like this. I have given some leeway; I gave about five minutes on the last Division.