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Secondly, we should have a national non-prison service to co-ordinate all services to keep people out of jail and to support people when they come out of jail.
Many provisions in the bill will improve the management and co-ordination of road works. The committee wanted if not a level playing field, then a level road surface for utility companies and road works authorities.
That would be to go in entirely the wrong direction.Co-ordination is needed. It may be that just as we have Her Majesty's chief inspector of prisons, we should have an inspector of non-prisons to co-ordinate but not to be in charge.
The minister cannot walk away and say that he will be in one place making decisions while the industry is out there struggling. There must be better co-ordination between the two. On a point of order, Presiding Officer.