Chairman:

I welcome the Minister and her officials. I suggest that we do not set a time limit and complete Committee Stage of the Bill today. Is that agreed? Agreed.

As for the committee's business this afternoon, any members acting as a substitute for a member of the committee should formally notify the clerk now or during the course of the meeting. Divisions on the Bill will be taken as and if they arise. Members attending the meeting in accordance with Standing Order 95(3) should be aware that, pursuant to Standing Orders, they may move their amendments but may not participate in the votes on them.