Dr. Sheila Willis:

In 2008 or 2009, there was a building at such an advanced stage that the electrical and mechanical portion had already been tendered for before that project was aborted. I believe the cost is not an issue, but given the building was designed at a time of plenty, it may be that such an elaborate building will be scaled back.

The difficulty in regard to the building is similar to the difficulty in regard to staffing in that we get by with what we have, a sticking plaster is applied and then the difficulty arises again. There were various building projects, the most recent of which was the one that was aborted or collapsed in 2009. The 2006 report said the current accommodation was completely inadequate as was the provision of storage and went on to say that plans were at an advanced stage to "build a facility for the laboratory". That phrase could be valid for various times throughout the past 20 years.