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The probability is that somewhere the constituent may have missed something and the entire argument may be proceeding on the basis of a misunderstanding or a failure to have found a piece of amending legislation.
It would surprise me if the stakeholders had not raised those matters; they may have done so. They may also have suffered from the problem that we suffered from—being given inaccurate and false information.
As you say, there is a great deal of speculation and comment of one kind or another about who may have got this right and who may have been taking a chance.
We in the Liberal Democrats will abide by the decisions of the people on 3 May. I expect the Greens, the socialists and the SNP also to abide by the decisions of the people on 3 May.
I am advised that, as a consequence of their illness, such patients may be agitated, disturbed or even delusional and may object to the treatment when they are not well enough to know what the treatment is.
I suggest that we put paragraph 240 in bold type to reflect the fact that we are still working on the matter and expect to produce some recommendations, some of which may be in this report and some of which may come later.