Leaving aside my fading hope of inspiring a rebellion on the Government’s back benches, I thought that it was important to allow members to consider the issues inherent in both amendments.Amendments 4 and 5 deal with ministerial powers of direction, raise questions about the relationship that ministers have or should have with bodies such as the National Library of Scotland, and reflect wider concerns about the extent and nature of the powers that ministers are seeking more generally.I acknowledge that, following...