Mr. Paul Reid:

So, I understand the NCSC role has been appointed but Mr. Watts will clarify that. In particular the cyber report related to senior roles within the HSE for which we are in the process of finalising an external recruitment. In the interim we put a contract for services out to address a whole range of the actions on the cybersecurity plan. We are about to finalise that and appoint the procurement team which will in the interim give us those two specialist roles on a contract for service basis along with the wider supports for the actions to set up. Finally on cyber issues, I can assure the Deputy that we were not just waiting on those roles. We have taken a whole suite of actions on security and protection. I always try not to say them publicly but I want to reassure members that we have taken a whole set of actions on it.

On the third question about thalidomide, I cannot comment on that but will try to come back on it.