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However, tucked away at recommendation 26, the document says clearly that:"The Executive will appoint consultants to evaluate the suitability of implementing the PFI model as a means of reducing public expenditure."
In support of that contention, I cite the remarks of a senior finance division official, who recently compared the current arrangements with those that existed prior to devolution.
Section 25—Co-operation with Health Boards and others Amendment 72 not moved. Section 26—Assistance from Health Boards and others Amendment 73 not moved.
In the past, we have asked the Executive for a response and advised the relevant committee that we have done that, sending it, for information, a copy of the Official Report that contains our deliberations.
In last month's debate on domestic abuse, Johann Lamont, Malcolm Chisholm's Deputy Minister for Communities, said:"the reality of an experience is whether self-help groups begin to develop".—Official Report, 4 November 2004; c 11629.
I suggest that we now suspend the meeting until 3 o'clock to give the minister time to arrive and to give his officials a couple of minutes to whisper in his ear if they want to do so.
We are seeking consistency in that area. We have met the Commission officials involved in drafting those documents to discuss the issues that they expect to come up with.