You're making it tough for me.
Mr. Nesbitt has given a comment that counsel from the Ministry of Justice have reviewed all this. To be fair, you're doing what I would rather you not do, and that is to get into two lawyers having a.... It's nice to watch, but I don't think it's appropriate. My job is to make sure that members of Parliament don't get into a dust-up with the department.
The department is here to provide explanations of a bill. You may disagree with those interpretations—you are disagreeing with those interpretations—and that's perfectly appropriate for you to do. But I don't think it's appropriate for you to get into a legal argument with Mr. Nesbitt.
I'm here as chairman. I'm not a judge, and I don't intend to make rulings on legal opinions. Mr. Nesbitt may be right and you may be right, and that's the way it's going to be.
Monsieur, I'd rather that you don't challenge Mr. Nesbitt's statements. You can ask for clarifications, but I'd rather you don't challenge his statements.