Thank you, Ms. Rood, for the question.
On your comments relating to shared services, I would simply ask you to raise those objections with those who live in the books and see what they say.
In principle, of course I have no problem with a member of Parliament representing an urban area and a rural area. Karen Vecchio does a superb job of it. I know she's your colleague and you respect her very much. She's an example of how an MP can balance both.
I would simply go back to the fact that we're talking, Ms. Rood, about 37,000 people. I'm sure you would be a good member of Parliament for those people. This is not a.... I don't mean to make, and I don't think I have made, this a personal issue. I am simply taking my cue from residents who—and I think it's fair—want to be represented by an urban MP because they see themselves, first and foremost, as Londoners. The mayor feels the same way—the mayor of London, the chief executive of the municipality. When he speaks out, I think we have to listen, Ms. Rood.
I don't discount your ability to represent. In fact, I would invite you to come to more London events. I'm sure we'd love to see you down there, because I haven't seen you at many London events in the past seven or eight years when I've been in.