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Part of the process of the pilot is to work out exactly what the costs would be and how they might best be met. I would not like to commit myself at this stage to answering that question.
Can you confirm that the newspaper reports of your statement and position are accurate? To the best of my knowledge, that is what I said on the date in question.
The arrangements are very similar indeed. The FIAG did its best to advise the CSG—which in turn advised ministers and Parliament—on how such matters should be organised.
Your answer is that, at the moment, public ownership is the best way forward. The best way forward at the moment is a publicly owned company getting better.