I will not delay the Committee for long. I wish to put on the record the fact that I am sorry that I could not attend last week.

I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in reply to my hon.

I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in reply to my hon.

I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in reply to my hon.

I listened very carefully to what the Minister said in reply to my hon.

First of all, it is a great pleasure to see the Minister in his place and, frankly, I congratulate him on taking an intervention and on g

But the hon. Gentleman said he was interested in parliamentary scrutiny.

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

On that specific point, the hon. Gentleman seems to be mushing two things together. The hon.