Safeguarding Children

John Bercow Excerpts

Wednesday 13th June 2012 Commons Chamber

[Several hon. Members]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. In view of the level of interest, I have had to impose an eight-minute limit on Back-Bench contributions, with immediate effect, and although it is not obligatory not to take interventions, some self-denial over the number and length of interventions would help us to achieve our objective of getting everybody in.

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[Several hon. Members]

rose—

[Mr Speaker]

Order. I am keen to accommodate colleagues, but the time limit will have to be reduced to six minutes, and I still cannot hold out any hope that all four will get in. If people wish to speak for less time, it is not an offence to do so.