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Draft Legislative Programme

I welcome the innovation, but to note the poor attendance of the debate is no more than a fact. There is 33 per cent. of the Scottish National party’s representation in the Chamber this evening. If there were 33 per cent. of the hon. Gentleman’s party’s representation, they would be flooding across the Benches. If there were 33 per cent. of the Scottish Liberal party’s representation, it would have at least another one or perhaps two. Statistics are useful when we all know—and each one of us does know—that if Members of this House thought that this was an important constitutional innovation, they would be here to influence the Government.