Justice and Security Bill [HL]

Baroness Stowell of Beeston Excerpts

Monday 9th July 2012 Lords Chamber

Moved by

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

That the House do now again resolve itself into Committee.

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

My Lords, in moving this Motion, I should like to refer briefly, for the benefit of all noble Lords, to interventions during the moving of amendments. During the previous session of the Committee earlier this afternoon, there were four occasions when Peers intervened on noble Lords as they were moving amendments and there was a mix of reactions from around the Chamber and indeed the Table. I thought it might be helpful to explain that it is permissible to intervene on a noble Lord when he is moving an amendment, particularly to ask a specific question for clarification. However, it is not customary to do so in this House because once a noble Lord has moved his amendment, it is permissible for noble Lords to intervene as many times as they wish during the debate at Committee stage. I thought noble Lords might find that clarification helpful.

Motion agreed.