Without wishing to embarrass my hon.

I am grateful for your guidance, Mr Owen, but Members will be pleased to hear that I did not intend to take them through a 13-year whistl

I just want to pick up the point about Parliament taking back control and the democratic point. The hon.

The hon. Gentleman has made that point before.

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