Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office
None Portrait The Chair
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As this DL relates to Northern Ireland only, the debate can last for two and a half hours.

Caroline Nokes Portrait Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con)
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On a point of order, Sir David. You said earlier that there was a limit on the number of people who could be in the room—people, not Members. May I just ask you to clarify how many that is, please?

None Portrait The Chair
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The number is 22. I hope that I am not going to be embarrassed to find out that there are already more than 22—[Interruption.] It is 18 plus eight in total. Apparently, it is 22 in front of me, so I assume that means 22 in what is the normal body of the room, and then it is eight beyond that. I wish we were not in these circumstances.