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It is important to remember that the political process does not mean just the party-political process; there is a huge tradition of extra-party and extra-parliamentary activity.
We try to consult widely on subordinate legislation—certainly on subordinate legislation of importance—and if we are consulting properly now, we wonder whether extending the current period by an extra 20 days would be worth while, given the extra time that that would add on, as the minister said, when it comes to del...
It is interesting that, at Westminster, the SNP supported the increase in national insurance contributions—I wonder how Mr Morgan will explain that to the business community. I welcome the extra money, but what extra services do we receive for it?