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Des Browne may have one view, but many Labour back benchers at Westminster were lobbying with another view. Some Labour MSPs, too, were lobbying with that other view.
The information relating to part (a) was provided to MSPs on the 27 June 2012 but has been included in the following table together with the information relating to part (b).