David Norris (Independent)

I move amendment No. 48:

In page 43, subsection (4), line 15, to delete "5 years" and substitute "10 years".

At an earlier stage of our consideration of the Bill the Minister was lyrical on the need for what he described as a "level playing field" in these areas. If one is giving ten years to other providers, it seems that public service providers should be given exactly the same treatment. Perhaps the Minister will explain to me the distinction between them, which I do not understand.