Northern Ireland Bill (Allocation of Time)

Does the hon. Gentleman not accept that at present the Assembly works in such a way that if a party in the Executive decides it wants to be in opposition, it simply says it is opposed to everything? Therefore, on the point about a proposed Alliance Minister saying that, because there was no nominating officer, their party is divorced from the situation, that happens even when there is a nominating officer—and even the hon. Gentleman’s party denies any responsibility for Executive decisions on occasions, even though it has been participating in that.