Dr. James Browne:

I do not have the figure in front of me but I would say that it is 95% or 96%. I need to explain something, if I may. In the university, we have hundreds of budget holders - up to 1,000 of them. Some of these budgets are very small and some are quite large. We have to try to ensure compliance right across those budget holders. Some are very small research accounts. Some are huge budgets associated with computer services, libraries or buildings. In the last few years, the university has tried to create centres of excellence in procurement. The major procurement organisations in the university - estates, information services and systems, ISS, and the library - have been trained to follow procurement practice. We have also talked to all the individual departments, schools at the university and academic units which are purchasing-----