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That is the process whereby a lease continues automatically after its termination date unless one party gives notice to the other that it will come to an end or both parties agree at the time that it will come to an end.
We have reassessed all our additions and the capitalisation dates, which removes the issue in the audit report in relation to possible duplication of assets.
There is widespread concern, too, that the statistics being used are way out of date. It is the Government’s job to consider the best available evidence.
I do not immediately have the up-to-date position, but I know that NSS was working through it and absolutely looking to redistribute the equipment to health boards as and when the need arose.
The reality is that, even through the 2008 financial crisis and to date, the fund has thrived, as the free billions are harvested by the UK Government.