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Many of them already have professional codes of conduct and obligations, which have not necessarily been accounted for within the process that is set out in the bill.
The final question that my colleague Willie Coffey asked the previous panel was about teaching young people not so much fluency in a language, but to have competence and confidence in using a language to boost their economic opportunities. Was that taken into account in the process that you have described?
The trouble that I have with the six-month period that you propose, or with any version of it, is that it does not appear to take account of individual needs, which will vary.
As I mentioned—you might not have heard—we have pressed ahead and recruited people with tax expertise, a solicitor, an accountant and a statistician to help with performance monitoring.