Tuesday 25th October 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Northover Portrait Baroness Northover
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My Lords, given that there is no dinner hour business tonight, we have agreed that instead of breaking now, we will sit without a break until 9 pm and therefore have a slightly earlier night.

Lord Bassam of Brighton Portrait Lord Bassam of Brighton
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Does that mean that we will finish at nine o’clock or when the debate on an amendment finishes? There is a practice whereby we can carry the debate over; we do not have to complete it by that time. Will the noble Baroness clarify that point?