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If a commissioner can genuinely add something positive to the existing range of provision, we are prepared to consider it."—Official Report, 3 February 2000; Vol 4, c 838-9.
The issues that we face in Scotland are of an order of magnitude or two more complicated and need to be treated with care and caution.There are mechanisms within the franchise agreement that permit extension either for seven periods or for up to 26 financial periods—in effect, seven months or two years.
We have found it useful to have this discussion with you, and it will be in the Official Report so that we can look back at what was said—not to incriminate anyone.