"My Lords, I understand that another vote is coming, so I do not think there is any point in having another few minutes of the Minister—fun though that may be. Shall we twiddle our thumbs until the next vote?..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"Your Lordships know the drill already but, if there is a vote in the Chamber, I shall let noble Lords know and suspend proceedings so that we can go and vote...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"The noble Lord, Lord Morrow, will forgive me: the bells are ringing for us. We will adjourn proceedings for 10 minutes. If noble Lords get back faster, we will restart faster...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, shall we begin with the usual proviso? I will let noble Lords know if there is a Division in the Chamber; we do not anticipate one in the next hour or so...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, I realise that the hour is late and I do not intend to detain your Lordships long. I speak to Amendment 48. It is a cross-party amendment and this morning, when I began to consider this, I typed up some notes, which I have—but I do not have …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, you know the drill, but if there is a Division in the Chamber, I will let the Committee know and we will adjourn for 10 minutes to allow for voting. No votes are expected...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, shall we begin? Noble Lords know the drill already but we are not expecting any votes in the main Chamber; if there is a vote, I will of course leap into action and adjourn the Committee. Otherwise, let us kick off...." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech
"My Lords, I preface my remarks to the hearty few who are left behind by saying that the Marshalled List is fiddly today, so bear with me if I go off the rails. The noble Baroness, Lady Harris of Richmond, will be taking part remotely. I remind the Committee that, …..." Lord Duncan of Springbank - View Speech