Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill

Public Bill Committees, 21 October 2003

[Mr. Peter Pike in the Chair]

2:30 pm
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Mr Peter Pike (Burnley, Labour)

Before I call the hon. Member for Ludlow (Matthew Green), it is convenient for me to say that I understand that it is the Committee's intention to continue until about 7 pm tonight. Given that, Members should try to adjourn before any Division is called on the Floor of the House, or I may be in difficulty and we may have to come back. I tell the Committee that as a note of friendly guidance.

The second point is that it is my intention to suspend the Committee for about 20 minutes for a break at a convenient point at about half-past 4. In other words, when someone finishes speaking around that time, I shall call a break.