Mr. Michael Howard:

Hang on. I do not want to give a mistaken impression. When I spoke to the Commissioner first, I presented the conferrings. Yes, I did refer to Mr. Kelly and to Mr. Barrett, obviously. I did voice my reservations, not just at the delay in respect of this. I did discuss with her the manner in which this had been presented and my disappointment that it had passed. I also expressed my serious concerns about the fact it seemed to have been in the organisation since 2008 and nothing had been done about it. I emphasised to the Commissioner the absolute urgency of tackling it now. That was the basic message that I wished to give to the Commissioner. I believe, and the committee may question the Commissioner on this, that I brought with me and left some passages from the public financial procedures about the responsibilities of the Accounting Officer.