"In a half-hour debate, the hon. Lady or Gentleman in charge may give way to interventions as they please, but any speeches must be cleared with the owner of the debate, the Minister and the Chair...." Roger Gale - View Speech
"Before we proceed, I apologise to Ms Gibson for incorrectly identifying you when I called you for an intervention earlier...." Roger Gale - View Speech
"Before we proceed, I remind hon. Members that in a one-hour debate the Opposition Front-Bench spokesmen each have five minutes and the Minister has 10 minutes. Therefore, I shall call the winding-up speeches as close as I can get to 10 minutes past 5...." Roger Gale - View Speech
"That is not a point of order for the Chair. The Minister has wound up his speech, but I think he indicated during his remarks that he would address that issue...." Roger Gale - View Speech
"Once we have heard the opening speech, I will indicate whether it is necessary to impose a time limit. Nine Members are seeking to take part in the debate, so we are probably looking at around five minutes each...." Roger Gale - View Speech
"Order Looking around the room at the number of Members who wish to speak, I reckon that given 10 minutes for each of the Front-Bench speakers and a couple of minutes for Mr Streeter to wind up the debate, we probably have about four minutes a head. I do not …..." Roger Gale - View Speech
"Order. Before I call the Minister, due to the incredible self-discipline exercised by colleagues, we have a reasonable amount of time. I congratulate you all on achieving that. We have called 13 Members in one form or another in addition to the Front-Bench spokespeople. I regard that as exceptional. Without …..." Roger Gale - View Speech