Mr. Neil McDonnell:

It is absolutely not a matter for us, nor are we permitted because we are not a trade union but a trade association. We cannot tell separate businesses. We are a horizontal trade association. We represent businesses in all business sectors, services, manufacturing, food and construction. It is good for those businesses that are sufficiently profitable to be able to provide 26 weeks' maternity leave such as Diageo. I do not know of any small business that would not love to be in the position to do that. Unfortunately, for a small business, such as a café with two or three employees, it is not an economically viable proposition. That is why it does not happen. It is not because the people running those businesses do not want to do it or would not like to do it.