Yes, several draft versions may be exchanged. As soon as we receive a draft from the principal, we begin validating it. Further draft versions can be sent as changes are made. Ultimately, a final draft is sent to the deputy minister, who is asked to confirm the facts and to give us a reply from the department or from the government. This is, as it were, the final draft. No further draft versions are sent out after this, and the text is printed.
