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I am happy to take on board any suggestions or, if everyone agrees, to work on the basis that I am responsible for liaising with the voluntary sector and for being the first point of contact. I will work in a similar way to John when he reported on housing policy.
However, I remind members that, if we do not apply for time now, our business is likely to get pushed into the middle of the year. My point is that we should make the best use of the limited parliamentary time that is available to the committee.
We will now move into private session. I should point out that if we have not managed to conclude our consideration of the three items in private by 11:15—when we will receive a planning briefing from Des McNulty—we will have to do so later.
I should point out to the member that this year some £215 million is being spent on the Prison Service, compared with an average of £158 million in the five years of the previous Conservative Government.