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We should not be putting those kind of decisions on to healthcare professionals. On Keith Brown’s point, do you not agree that the bill, if it goes forward, must have absolute clarity so that there is no wriggle room and we do not put those kinds of decisions on healthcare professionals?
I have every sympathy with what Mr Brown is seeking to achieve, but I suggest that it would be better for us to trust the judgment of the courts and to stick with the provision as drafted.
The next question is, that amendment S3M-3173.2, in the name of Gavin Brown, which seeks to amend motion S3M-3173, in the name of Jim Mather, on homecoming and its potential to support sustainable economic growth, be agreed to.
The discussions are not concluded, but I very much assure Robert Brown that it is precisely because of what has happened that we are having the discussions.