Debates between Lord Pannick and Lord Kennedy of Southwark during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Arrangement of Business

Debate between Lord Pannick and Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Wednesday 15th May 2024

(6 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)
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My Lords, I fully endorse the comments from the Government Chief Whip. As I have said before, if we follow the Companion we will get more interventions from Members across the House. As she said, Question Time is Question Time; it is not speech time.

Lord Pannick Portrait Lord Pannick (CB)
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My Lords, let me point out that the problem yesterday was that Front-Bench questions were so long that there was no time for any Back-Bench contribution.