There are some outstanding institutional issues which will be discussed later this week, both in meetings of the component parts of the Convention – national representatives, national parliamentarians, Members of the European Parliament and the Commission – and in the plenary. Ongoing discussion is likely on the definition of qualified majority voting and the question of a legislative council. I am not convinced that a legislative council would serve any purpose. It would create a great deal of confusion and run counter to good organisational arrangements within member states. National representative groups voted on this issue last week and only two countries indicated any interest in the proposition.