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Before the other two witnesses respond, I want to ask about that accommodation issue, which is tangible. Is that taken into account in the design of future accommodation on rigs?
You have made it clear that the Government does not wish to ban the devices and you have given a general account of the advice that you have been given.
It seems to me that, when you have a system that has the best of intentions but takes no account of the measures being taken on the ground to try to secure the objective, that leads to systemic unfairness.
Last week, we heard that the greatest level of investment in housing comes from rent payers, whether they are paying rent to councils—which goes to the housing revenue account or the capital account—or to housing associations.
There is a case for a bit of machinery that is distinct from the economic regulator and from Government, but which has the accountability to report on what is actually delivered and to spot problems before they become a matter of post hoc accountability because they have not been solved.