Monday 12th December 2011

(12 years, 5 months ago)

Grand Committee
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Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, the Statement or Division is likely to occur very shortly. Unless any noble Lords object, I propose to adjourn the Committee until after the Statement.

Lord Skelmersdale Portrait The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Lord Skelmersdale)
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My Lords, this is a most unusual procedure. I note that the Opposition Front Bench spokesman has not yet finished speaking in the Chamber, nor has the Minister responded. However, I am of course in the hands of the Grand Committee.

Marquess of Lothian Portrait The Marquess of Lothian
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In referring to the end of the Statement, does the noble Earl mean the end of my noble friend Lord Strathclyde’s Statement or the end of proceedings on the Statement as a whole, which I see has been extended to 40 minutes?