Road Safety

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Excerpts
Thursday 25th April 2013

(11 years, 7 months ago)

Westminster Hall
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Hugh Bayley Portrait Hugh Bayley (in the Chair)
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I should tell colleagues that I am expecting Parliament to prorogue this afternoon, probably around 3.25 pm, and it might be helpful to have an informal understanding that we will seek to finish the debate by that time. We can continue until prorogation, but when it happens I must immediately call an end to the debate. We should ensure that the Minister has no less than 10 minutes to respond.

Lord Hammond of Runnymede Portrait Mr Hammond
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The hon. Lady has rightly charged me to respond to a number of points. I have a speech of considerably longer than 10 minutes, but I am happy to try to wind up in five minutes to allow colleagues to speak, given the time scale.

Hugh Bayley Portrait Hugh Bayley (in the Chair)
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All hon. Members are aware of the likely time constraint.