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Northern Ireland Bill

I hope that the hon. Lady does not cancel our engagement for tea. Does the hon. Lady realise that the Northern Ireland Assembly still holds full privilege? We are discussing not that Assembly, but a new creation with a specific purpose. The Government judge that the purpose for which the new Assembly will be sitting may not require full privilege. What distinction does she draw between that full privilege and the privilege that will be extended to the new Assembly, which will require people to prove that malice was intended? How on earth will that be short of full privilege? I suspect that no one will be able to prove that someone has made a statement with malice in mind.