I am not going to give way to my right hon.

Let me concentrate, in the minutes I have, on some of the essential points.

The Minister is being generous in giving way. I want to pick up a point she made about the code of conduct.

I see that my hon. Friend is nodding.

I am grateful to the Minister for being so generous in taking interventions.

I approach this matter with care, as I have been in my hon. Friend’s position in the past and know how complex this legislation is.

Can I just check the Government’s position on this? I know what the view of my hon.

I think that the situation is actually slightly worse than my hon. Friend says. When listening to the speech of our hon.

I think my hon. Friend has answered this question, but to pick up the point made by my hon.

As the Prime Minister develops the alternative arrangements, will the Secretary of State remember that we have an incredibly close workin