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Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Duke, the Duke of Montrose, for his welcome for this order. He usually finds a number of questions to ask me, so I am grateful that he made short, elegant speech and seems happy with this order. On the other hand, the noble Lord, Lord Maclennan, has two concerns that I hope I will be able to answer. He made the point that the order is not clear in its effect. In fact, the order was accompanied by an Explanatory Memorandum that the Government believe is a useful and straightforward explanation. If we can acquire a copy for the noble Lord, I am sure that he will understand exactly the effect of the order.