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We need a commitment to finance.Last week, the Parliament had a debate on a new approach to rural affairs. I want action, not more glossy brochures and fine words.
It is not always clear that they are just recycled moneys from the same year.The purpose of this amendment is to make it clear that the money is not new but is simply efficiency savings and so on being returned.
I appreciate the concern that has given rise to these amendments, but I fully believe that, once the new tribunal system is in operation, fears that the system will not be fair to parents will be allayed.
It will not stand in the way of couples who may have constituted a marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute before the new section that abolishes it comes into force.
In effect, the committee took that decision. Could the committee take a new decision today? No—tough luck. I am asking the convener whether we can take a new decision.
If a member is very swithery on an issue, can he vote differently the second time from the first time? Is it a revote or a new vote? That could be an important point if someone was nobbled between divisions.