Here we have a little baby that has cropped up before. I oppose this section. I do not know where it came from but it is against the spirit of the age to put a legislative gag on anybody. Has the Minister any idea how appalling this section looks? It smacks more of Stalinist Russia than anywhere else. It states: "In the performance of his or her duties under this section the chief executive shall not question or express an opinion on the merits of any policy of the Government or Minister of the Government or on the merits of the objectives of such a policy". Can we really believe that something like this is being introduced in the 21st century? If we were talking about Stalinist Russia I could understand it.