I have a point of order, Madam Chair.
Maybe you could remind Mr. Lawton that he's speaking to a devoted member of our public service who doesn't set legislative requirements but follows them. It's up to us to decide how we feel about these things. It's not up to Mr. Countryman.
I'm sure you're putting him in quite a difficult position by asking him to answer questions about how he does or doesn't feel about statutory requirements that members of Parliament put into legislation.