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I want to ask a number of questions, which I would prefer to be answered in private, about the three nominees who are listed in the paper. With the exception of the shortlist of organisations for the tender, I am happy for the item to be taken in public.
That is a completely different subject, but it is like the difference between the evidence required for a criminal conviction—beyond reasonable doubt—compared to a civil conviction. That is a crucial point.
It is fair to say that we spend far less promoting our meat products than most comparable countries. I just said that, funnily enough, we probably do not spend far less than New Zealand does.
The document is presented in the way that it is because we agreed with the committee in the past that we would want to be able to compare original budgets for each year; if it were presented otherwise, we could not compare like with like.