To my mind, there is a difference. I have in hand the minutes from 2004. I would remind colleagues that we have always tried to avoid partisanship. However, when it comes to committees, British parliamentary tradition allows for adversarial debate. Indeed, we think that the government has several tools at its disposal.
During the last Parliament, the Official Opposition was the first party to ask questions when a witness finished speaking. The floor was then passed to the third or fourth party, and then the government spoke after them. Correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe that is what is written here. This text would allow for the Conservative Party to ask the first question, would it not?