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I like the idea of inviting constituents to the event.I will leave a question about paragraph 26. If we are trying to open up discussion and have a wider debate about Europe, it could be argued that having something like a discussion under the Chatham House rule—which allows people to speak off the record—would do the opposite.
If the problem exists, it may not be as big a deal as I am being told, but we should look into it. Paragraphs 25 and 26 of Maureen Macmillan's report describe ecological balance and the perceived lack of such balance.
Amendment 5, which has already been debated will, if agreed to, pre-empt amendments 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. Amendment 5 moved—Sarah Boyack—and agreed to.
However, I speak for the independents when I thank you and Dee and wish you well in your new ventures, although I fear that those will range wider than visits to garden centres, as I think Dee was hoping.
As that situation was not envisaged in the previous committee's report, many of the conclusions that were drawn in it might have to be reconsidered in the context of the new situation. The new situation will mean changes to procedures in the Parliament.
It placed increased expectations on other services and some new resources were made available. It tried to find new ways of working and aimed to encourage people to sharpen their practice in every regard.
Item in Private Agenda item 3 is a decision on whether to take in private item 7, which concerns the practical arrangements for our fact-finding visits for the water inquiry. Do members agree that it would be appropriate to take item 7 in private?