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Surely the Executive would have written into the bill that there would be a pilot for a year and that that would be followed by different implementation dates for the other authorities?
I will make my usual announcement about the procedures that are to be followed. We will deal first with amendments to the bill and then move on to the debate on the motion to pass the bill.