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We need to consider that early in the new year. The specific issue that affects many voluntary organisations needs to be examined and I know that a number of those organisations have written to the Executive.
We need to consider that early in the new year. The specific issue that affects many voluntary organisations needs to be examined and I know that a number of those organisations have written to the Executive.
The briefing suggests that we may wish to consider whether to do that formally or informally. Given that there are many points and given that we have raised the question of revocation before, are we proposing to write to the Executive formally?
We often struggle with the fact that it is easy—and, I suppose, politically helpful—for people to say that they have appointed so many nurses, so many doctors, so many of this and so many of the next thing.
Once the scheme is in operation, we will know exactly how many prisoners have been released on it at any time, so we will be able to quantify costs and savings directly.
If so, and if that lack of awareness leads the select committee to recommend the introduction of something de novo down south, are you also concerned that that could lead to duplication and a reinvention of the wheel?
I ask members, even if they are not interested in the substance of the fishing issue—as many obviously are not—to acknowledge the fact that there is an issue over the process.