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I am mindful of the time.

Seventy-seven per cent of all respondents to the Government’s consultation disagreed with the proposal to extend candidacy rights. Malcolm, in your experience, are there any other jurisdictions where that type of extension of candidacy rights exists? If so, what has been their experience?

So, it is possible that someone could present themselves as a candidate and not identify themselves as someone who was in the United Kingdom on limited leave to remain, and then, during the term of office, they could effectively be asked to leave the country.

Everything seems to be heading to you, Malcolm—I feel as though there should be a big spotlight shining down on you.

Why is it important that the EMB’s legal status changes as is outlined in the bill? What is the reason for that? From your perspective, what are the advantages of that?

Does that work?

Talk to us about how the role has expanded since the EMB was founded, in 2011. In what ways has it expanded and what additional pressures has that created?

I have to be clear. I have to declare an interest about such things.

I am also interested in what you said about the voluntary nature of the board and fragility. For clarity, for those who are watching proceedings and so that it is in the Official Report, I ask you to confirm whether everybody who is connected to the EMB works in a voluntary capacity and there are no paid positions.

In that case, are my questions somewhat unresolved, in the context of the bill, because the bill does not describe what you have just said?

No—we have invited you precisely in order to give this level of detail and evidence, which is very good.

My final question—I am reassuring the convener—is about why we need a deputy convener and why you feel that we need two deputy conveners.

From whichever function.