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Leader of the House of Lords	Lord Williams of Mostyn PC QC
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Speaker, Rt Hon Michael Martin MP
Leader of the Opposition: Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (C)

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First Minister	Jack McConnell MSP
Deputy First Minister and Minister for Justice	Jim Wallace QC MSP
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Leader of the Opposition, John Swinney MSP (SNP)

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