Professor John McHale:

We are having an all-day fiscal council meeting tomorrow to discuss exactly that issue and set out our plan which I do not want to pre-empt. Certainly, the issue of expenditure ceilings and, more broadly, medium-term planning, particularly as it relates to expenditure, are the subject of ongoing work and will be a key part of the next report. We will take on board the Deputy's underlining of the issue and give it additional attention. We very much welcome the joint committee's suggestions and when we receive them, we try to follow through to provide members with the information they need.