Mr. Ed Hearne:

In terms of the specific structure and the contents of this report we have tended to focus solely internally on what individual programmes have performed, given the environment that prevailed over the previous year. The Deputy has made some important points on the wider economic context that will certainly form the backdrop for a number of big policy developments we will have later in the year between the summer economic statement that we will see shortly and in preparation for the budget. Our focus has been to try to ensure that whatever decisions are made on public expenditure, maximum value from money is obtained for that expenditure. We do this through a range of processes. As I mentioned, a lot of analytical work is done by the Government's economic service. The spending review every year looks back at the performance of various programmes. We have the performance report that we are speaking about today. We also have the public spending code to ensure the major capital investment we are planning for the next decade is delivered in the most impactful way that can deliver the highest level of public services in the overall challenging and uncertain context.