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I cannot say anything smart to clarify that. I want to talk about the different baseline figures, and then I will let Linda Rosborough talk through the technical issues.
You cannot move an amendment, I am afraid, Mr Gorrie. Do you want to reply to that point, Mr McCabe? I should point out that motion S1M-1354 has all-party support and received such support in the Parliamentary Bureau.
We should also seek an explanation of why we are reducing the cost of casino licences by 26 per cent. Is it an issue in Govan, Gordon, if higher bingo costs are passed to the consumer?
The minister cannot come back next week bleating that we will have to have another debate at another time.Perhaps the more serious point from the Parliament's point of view is the process, which is important.
It seems to me that that is partly covered in the report under point 4, on the development of monitoring systems—that is essentially what we are talking about.
The deal is at a very significant point. If we become involved at this stage, we will not add anything to the negotiations.However, I have serious concerns.