European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Baroness Vere of Norbiton Excerpts

Report: 3rd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
Wednesday 25th April 2018 Lords Chamber

Moved by

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

That further consideration on Report be now adjourned.

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)]

My Lords, in moving this Motion, may I suggest that proceedings on Report should begin again not earlier than 7.10 pm?

[Baroness Smith of Basildon]

I am slightly puzzled as to why the House would seek to rise at 6.36 pm for a break. The normal time for a dinner break would be around 7.30 pm. I appreciate that we have made swifter progress than anticipated, but it is inappropriate for the House to adjourn at this point. We should continue with the business before us. I am grateful to the usual channels for giving us a dinner break today; that is helpful. However, the normal time of after 7.30 pm would be more appropriate.

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[Lord Taylor of Holbeach]

Perhaps it was. Part of the difficulty here is that we had agreed via the usual channels to have a break, and had agreed more or less where we would have it; it was going to be before the consideration of the amendments which we are now at. I do not want to defy the majority view of the House, and I have to accept that the numbers suggest that the will of the House is to carry on with proceedings. With that in mind, I suggest that we move on to the next group of amendments. However, I will ask the usual channels in future to be much more specific about what they intend when they ask for these facilities.

[Baroness Vere of Norbiton]

I beg to move that the Motion be withdrawn.

Motion withdrawn.