"Order. Although a great many colleagues wish to participate in today’s important debate, I hope that we can manage without a time limit. If everybody, having regard for others’ rights as well as their own, takes eight to nine minutes or less, everyone will be able to get in without …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"The whole House appreciates the hon. Lady’s courage in delivering such a powerful and moving speech, which I hope will be taken note of widely...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Order. I remind the House that today’s proceedings are divided into three. This is the first group of amendments, new clauses and new schedules that relates to part 5 of the Bill. There will then be another stage on Report that will allow Members to speak to amendments on the …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"We have less than three quarters of an hour left, so I will have to impose an initial time limit of four minutes on Back-Bench speeches...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Before I call the Secretary of State to move the Second Reading motion, the House will not be surprised to hear that there will be an initial time limit on Back-Bench speeches of four minutes, which is likely to reduce later in the day. I say that so that Members …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"Order. We suddenly have a flurry of activity. Interventions: hold for a moment. Secretary of State: pause for a moment. I call the shadow Secretary of State, Lucy Powell, to make her point of order...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"I am sure that it is in order, and that is the question that the hon. Lady is asking me as the Chair. It is in order for the Minister to lay a written statement when he decides it is the right time to do that, but if there is …..." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech
"The right hon. Gentleman is not speaking to the Secretary of State; he is speaking to me. I cannot see what is on the Table, and the Clerk is not telling me that the right hon. Gentleman is wrong. Let us just clear up this matter...." Baroness Laing of Elderslie - View Speech