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The list of questions that we had was good, but perhaps the best that we can do in this case is to try to embarrass the Executive into thinking the matter through again so that local authorities can get to grips with it.
If we do not, we will end up with a picture that no one wants.We must take responsibility. We are in a new Parliament, and we need some new politics and new thinking.
We are not conducting a contest between the Parliament and the Executive. We are trying to find out how we best shape this place and how we best raise the public's regard for it.