Dan Boyle (Green Party)

Can the Order of Business be amended so that No. 25 on the Order Paper will be taken before No. 1? On the importance and value of this House, I mentioned the Broadcasting Bill on yesterday's Order of Business. This House does itself a disservice when Members say that any attempt to amend legislation is seen as a climb down or U-turn. The point of our being in this Chamber is to amend legislation. The Bills brought forward by the Ministers for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Environment, Heritage and Local Government show how this House works and we should be looking forward to many other such examples.

We need a debate on sewerage services. The EPA report is of great concern and even though additional resources in an era when less resources are being made available elsewhere are being made available for water services. Obviously it is not enough and more needs to be done. This House has a role to play in such a debate and I encourage the House to hold this debate.