Time Limit On Speeches
EDM number 123 in 1989-90, proposed by Graham Allen on 30/11/1989.
That this House calls upon the Procedure Committee to examine the possibility of all speeches in debate (other than the opening and closing speeches of the Front Bench) being limited to ten minutes in length, at the Speaker's discretion, (excluding interventions up to a maximum of an additional five minutes in order to encourage genuine debate across the Floor) for all honourable and Right honourable Members.
This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Allen | 30/11/1989 | Nottingham North | Proposed | |
| Norman Godman | 01/12/1989 | Greenock and Port Glasgow | Signed | |
| David Atkinson | 01/12/1989 | Bournemouth East | Signed | |
| Harry Barnes | 01/12/1989 | North East Derbyshire | Signed | |
| Ian Bruce | 04/12/1989 | South Dorset | Signed | |
| John Cummings | 04/12/1989 | Easington | Signed | |
| Spencer Batiste | 04/12/1989 | Elmet | Signed | |
| Maria Fyfe | 05/12/1989 | Glasgow, Maryhill | Signed | |
| Peter Griffiths | 05/12/1989 | Portsmouth North | Signed | |
| James Wray | 05/12/1989 | Glasgow Provan | Signed | |
| Terry Patchett | 06/12/1989 | Barnsley East | Signed | |
| Tony Lloyd | 06/12/1989 | Stretford | Signed | |
| Barry Porter | 07/12/1989 | Wirral South | Signed | |
| Doug Hoyle | 07/12/1989 | Warrington North | Signed | |
| Diane Abbott | 08/12/1989 | Hackney North & Stoke Newington | Signed | |
| Tim Rathbone | 11/12/1989 | Lewes | Signed | |
| Cecil Walker | 12/12/1989 | Belfast North | Signed | |
| Keith Raffan | 14/12/1989 | Delyn | Signed | |
| George Galloway | 14/12/1989 | Glasgow Hillhead | Signed | |
| Joan Ruddock | 20/12/1989 | Lewisham, Deptford | Signed | |
| Tony Worthington | 20/12/1989 | Clydebank & Milngavie | Signed |
Download raw data as csv or xml.