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I previously briefed the committee that we had an indicative roll-out date of around October 2018. However, we recognise the importance of the consultation.
I do not have the latest statistics—you have much more up-to-date information. I know that the number of women chairs was hovering at around 21 or 22 per cent but that information may be a year out of date.
There is a very clear understanding that we find ourselves in exceptional circumstances; this recession looks different to more normal recessions, if I can use that term.
I asked the clerks to produce a paper on possible options for our future work programme that also outlines what the committee has done to date. I am not asking for agreement today on exactly what we will do; rather I ask for indications of which areas the committee might want to consider for our programme after the summer recess so that the clerks can work up some more detailed ideas.
An agreement was signed on 2 April and, observing the process for announcements during recess, we made an announcement the following day.I have heard concerns that there was no consultation on the extension.