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There is no doubt that there are short-term benefits from introducing the new disciplines. People are more alert to the new insights into the budget that can be derived in the short term.
That is the kind of figure that we are talking about. We will want to monitor how the new amounts work in practice, just as we want to monitor how the new system is working later in the year.
Okay, that is fair enough, but I return to my initial concern about the fact that we are only a year away from the new tranche of money kicking in and the implementation of new funding.
However, could we not start by explaining why, when the prudent course for the average man or woman to take when buying a house is to arrange a mortgage, we have to pay for our new house down the road out of three years' wages?
The changes are needed as a result of other amendments that we have just debated. They take account of the new procedure whereby the Lord President may deprive a judicial officer of office, and the new power of the commission in respect of insolvency events.
My immediate reaction to that suggestion—which was a new suggestion that I had not heard before—was to agree to go away and consider it further with ministers.
Treatment of parliamentary staff is covered, but I understand the point that you are making. Should we incorporate a new paragraph to cover conduct in the parliamentary buildings as well as in committee and in the chamber?