National Health Service

Part of Opposition Day – in the House of Commons at 3:36 pm on 19 January 1988.

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Photo of Mr Bernard Weatherill Mr Bernard Weatherill , Croydon North East 3:36, 19 January 1988

Before the debate on the National Health Service, I must announce that I have selected the amendment in the name of the Prime Minister. I should repeat what I said earlier in answer to a point of order: no fewer than 58 right hon. and hon. Members have written to express their interest in speaking in the debate, and there may be others. Many of them are Privy Councillors, so I make a special plea for brief contributions.

The House has not given the Chair authority to limit speeches to 10 minutes, but it would be helpful if all Back-Bench speeches could be limited to 10 minutes on this motion.