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The issue is not simply the cost of borrowing in whatever form of procurement is used, whether under the prudential code or PFI/PPP. We must begin to consider where the risks are in delivery of a project and perhaps tune the financing more finely to fit those risks as the project evolves.
Despite all the talk about hidden waiting lists, the minister has not put forward one bit of evidence—even in her responses to recent questions in the chamber—to prove that there has been any abuse of the availability status codes system or that anything has been hidden.
Today, we are discussing the access code and it is clearly not the code's job to resolve that issue.However, the code sets down certain principles that are relevant to the matter.
The standards commissioner concludes that Mrs Gillon is in breach of paragraph 2.4 of the code but that there has not been a breach of paragraph 9.1.1 of the code.
That would be better than writing such guidance into the code of conduct, which would put us in danger of not only tying everybody up in red tape but the code not working as it is intended to work.
In view of the report and the evidence in front of us, I agree that Dr Simpson has not breached the code of conduct. I, too, have read the report, which makes it very clear that Dr Simpson has not breached the code of conduct.