Mr. Ian Carter:

Broadly, no. I take the point about the perverse incentives and a national picture. What I was alluding to is quite simply that I would not have the number of private patients coming in to reach a certain target that has been set. There is nothing I can do about that. At a very simple level, each of the hospitals I have are full, so their ability to take more is nil. What we sometimes forget with private income is that there is a dependence on the patient even coming in the first place. Currently, if there are not patients in my accident and emergency department who are private, there is nothing I can do about it. It is not as perverse as suggested.