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Thank you, minister. Before I bring in Mr Balfour, I just have a reminder that any comments should go through the chair.

Do members have any comments?

You have gone a bit ahead there. Do colleagues have any questions or points on the amendments in the group? They do not, so I call Mr Balfour.

If committee members have no questions, I have one point to make regarding the amendments, which I very much welcome, because of the experience of McClure Solicitors. I know that my constituents, committee members and people across the United Kingdom will certainly be pleased that that sorry situation is having a positive effect upon the bill and will help people in future.

I invite Jeremy Balfour to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 52.

The next item of business is to decide whether to take item 7 in private. Is the committee content to take that item in private?

Members indicated agreement.

Amendment 52, in the name of Jeremy Balfour, is grouped with amendments 1, 53, 2, 3, 6, 44 and 45.

Thank you very much for that, Rhoda.

The next group is on investments and sale of property. Amendment 11, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendment 47.

Amendment 33, in the name of the minister, is grouped with amendments 34 to 37 and 40.

As members have no questions to put or points to make, I ask the minister to wind up.