Equally I want to comment on the initiatives the Minister of State took in encouraging and promoting cohesion, if that word is allowed, among the smaller states, both members and applicants. The Minister of State's initiatives there played no small part in ensuring and maintaining a proper balance between the rights and concerns of the smaller states and the larger powers within the EU. That is an important testimony to the commitment he has given and the success of that commitment. I want to celebrate that this evening.