Arrangement of Business

Debate between Earl of Onslow and Lord Shutt of Greetland

Tuesday 29th June 2010 Lords Chamber

[Lord Shutt of Greetland]

My Lords, there are 67 speakers signed up for today’s debate. If Back-Bench contributions are kept to seven minutes, the House should be able to rise at around midnight.

[The Earl of Onslow]

My Lords, is it really satisfactory to ask people whose average age is about 1,006 to stay up till 12 o’clock, and to have 67 speakers all on one day on one Motion? I would hope that the usual channels could look into this and come up with something which was slightly more satisfactory.