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Business of the House (Lisbon Treaty)

I am not giving way. In those circumstances, the Government would consider tabling a supplemental business of the House motion for the following day to restore the amount of time lost from consideration of the treaty. Right hon. and hon. Members asked about protection of time on days 9 to 11. It is true that, as drafted, the motion does not guarantee any particular number of hours of debate on any of those days. The length of debate will be determined by the moment of interruption in the normal way. Given that we are allowing three days for debate on clauses 3 to 8, the House may think that this is sufficient. If it turns out—