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We have made significant progress towards achieving that objective since we started work in September, but we still have a way to go. That accounts for most of the gap. I want to be clear about the matter.
The exercise has been completed based on the Treaty of Amsterdam and the subsidiarity protocol, but did not take into account the arrangements under the proposed new constitution.
We must consider that carefully.We must take account of two aspects. One aspect—I smile because it is close to Bill Aitken's heart—is that the rate of compliance with fines is high, at about 80 per cent.
"We were disappointed that you and the board did not adequately address our concerns on accountability." Can we use the words "focusing on the principle of accountability"?
There are direct and indirect costs. Recent research by the accountants BDO Stoy Hayward has shown the extent of the indirect costs that businesses incur as a result of disputes.
At first sight, the figures that you quoted today for 2003-04 seem to be roughly the same as those for previous years. Is there any accounting for the increase in student support within the budget?