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We have got as much as we hoped to get out of the SPS at this stage. However, we may want to flag up the issue in our legacy paper, because it will not go away in this financial year.
Secondly, I hope that the feedback that the Executive is getting from the trial run will be so positive that it will mainstream transposition notes and have them as a permanent run.
We have a more open process than we had before—people now apply for the job rather than getting the tap on the shoulder—and we have a commissioner for public appointments to monitor the process and ensure that it is fairer.
I am not sure that I follow your question. I am trying to get a practical handle on this before we move on to the technical questions, in case another committee—such as the Rural Affairs Committee—wants to consider the issue.