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Rather than deal with that petty point, I ask Helen Eadie why her colleague, the member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy—one Gordon Brown—is the author of the proposals.
The argument does not rest on the arrogant—as Robert Brown puts it, and it certainly would be in that realm—assumption that jurors are not capable of understanding complex cases.
I am happy to take the intervention. I thank Gavin Brown. I do not have a dedicated speaking slot, but I am here to answer questions such as those he has asked.
Should our amendment not succeed, we have a marginal preference for Jim Mather’s motion over Gavin Brown’s amendment, simply because we do not want to lose all reference to consultation.
That is most encouraging. As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown did not come to the Scottish Parliament in three years; David Cameron came within three days.