Mr. Peter Tyndall:

One of the things I have made clear in the report is that that issue is not within my jurisdiction. My colleagues across Europe, almost without exception, have jurisdiction over the whole of the process and then are able to deal with any maladministration that may lead to delay. People can complain about delays and they can be dealt with. At present, the process is not something I can comment on in any detail. There has been improvement. Ultimately much of it comes down to resourcing and it will need to be quite heavily resourced in order to make sure that decisions can be made more speedily.