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The Budget

Before we begin the main debate, I notice that there are two Members of Parliament in the room who are not members of the Committee. I will not call them to speak in any capacity—[ Interruption. ] You are welcome to stay and learn whatever you want to learn from the Welsh experience, but you will not be called in the discussion. I shall just make it clear to Members—you already know this—that you can disadvantage yourselves in being able to speak if you try to make lots of long interventions, and I appeal to the Front-Bench spokespeople to facilitate the debate that ought to come later so that Back-Bench Members can have as much time as possible to make proper contributions.