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I wish to make a brief apology to the committee. Some of you may have noticed that the Executive has not lodged the amendment on redetermination orders of footways, as we promised at the beginning of stage 2.
There would be no question time, no debate and no members' business.On 13 May 1999, when we first elected a First Minister, it took us from 2.31 until 3.17 in the afternoon—it took us 46 minutes.
Further consultation with the voluntary sector is essential to ascertain what other options may be available and what can be done to overcome the problems with the checks.
The UK asked for that and that is what we have got. That proper scientific assessment may help us to understand the impact and, once we have that information, it may strengthen the case for taking action against the industrial fishery.
All that needs to happen is for a couple to split or someone to become ill, and that house, like a pack of cards, tumbles down around them. They may not have enough equity to pay off the loans, and they may be left with a personal debt.
It is certainly not because I am worried about any questions that he may ask that I am refusing Mr Monteith's intervention; it is just because I am about to finish.