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A number of them have suggested that that is an extra, unnecessary administrative hurdle, which causes confusion and extra work locally, and that, if they were provided with some sort of test about the democratic nature of the group, that might suffice.
That was close to stretching the definition of “a little extra time”, but it was not too bad. 15:21 I apologise for having to leave before the debate’s conclusion, which I have been given permission to do, as you are aware, Presiding Officer.