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With that thought, let us turn to the substance of what is before us. The draft remedial order addresses the specific deficiencies identified by the Northern Ireland High Court and one deficiency identified by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. For a variety of reasons, it was not possible to include all the incompatibilities found by the Court of Appeal in the remedial order. The noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, has mentioned specific concerns about the remedial order both in her written evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights and in the Chamber this evening. Other noble Lords have made other points, and I will address each in turn. However, this has been a long debate, and the day has been very long, so if I miss any specifics then I will review Hansard and respond in due course.