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Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty)

We have said that we intend to be flexible; there will be an opportunity to table revisions to this timetable each day. The hon. Member for Castle Point (Bob Spink) made an important point about the length of Front-Bench speeches—we have now been debating for an hour and 20 minutes—and the issue raised by the hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr. Harper) is also important. We will pay great attention to it, and we will ensure that time is protected for that clause 8 debate on the referendum. I wish to bring my comments close to a conclusion, because time is slightly against us and we still have to hear from the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes).