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STRONGLY PREFER THE TWO ORDERS TO GO THROUGH TOGETHER. SEEN FROM HERE, DECOUPLING WOULD PROVIDE TWO TARGETS INSTEAD OF ONE. WE ALSO FEEL THAT IF NEWS OF THE DECOUPLING WERE TO LEAK, IT WOULD SUGGEST WEAKNESS ON OUR PART. WE ARE MOST ANXIOUS TO ENSURE THAT BOTH ORDERS GO THROUGH DURING THIS PARLIAMENTARY SESSION: OTHERWISE THE TIMETABLES WE HAVE SET WILL NOT BE ACHIEVABLE.

6.

WE WOULD, THEREFORE, BE GRATEFUL:

(A)

FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THE ORDER WILL BE TABLED AT AN

EARLY DATE:

(B)

IF IT COULD REMAIN COUPLED WITH THE BNS ORDER:

(C)

TO KNOW THE PARLIAMENTARY TIMETABLE FOR THE PASSAGE OF

THE ORDER: AND

(D)

FOR A COPY OF THE ORDER (ONCE TABLED) SO THAT WE CAN PASS IT TO MEMBERS.

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