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I will allow a few minutes for the minister's officials to swap round.After that diplomatic pause, I invite the minister to make any opening remarks on the instrument.
Amendment 15 meets the concerns that we expressed. The officials and special advisers are to be thanked for the enormous amount of work that they have put in to get the wording right.
Now that he is official, we will begin discussion of the paper.I do not know if members have any views on the matter, but I believe that, while it seemed that it might become a problem early in the life of the Parliament, it has not done so.
Finally, as members will be aware, at the close of today's business an official photograph will be taken of all members who have taken the oath or who have made the affirmation.
In relation to contributions to components of transport infrastructure, such sites are, in my opinion, fair game. I have in mind a specific site in Blackridge, which we have spoken about previously.