Mr. Robert Shortt:

It is obviously a very serious situation. The announcement today about the hiring freeze and the pause on discretionary expenditure is obviously something that staff will be concerned about, and that is completely understandable.

With regard to representing staff, it has been a tough couple of months. There has been a lot of anger, obviously, and a lot of incredulity and embarrassment. The concern is really where this goes from here. Although I understand how this is going to be characterised as us coming here with our hands out, it is, as far as staff are concerned, also about knowing where we stand, where we will stand in the future and what sort of organisation people will, hopefully, be able to continue to work for. It is absolutely correct that the members here have the opportunity to call everybody to account. That is their job and I respect that.

To get back to answering Deputy Griffin's question, we did ask a lot of questions as board members about Toy Show The Musical. We did not ask enough questions and – I am speaking for myself now – we did not take enough cognisance of the risks involved in the undertaking. That is a matter of profound regret for me. However, I ask the Deputy to consider the language he uses around the licence fee. As he said himself, it is what we have at the moment and we should take it very seriously. We should take the payment of the licence fee very seriously. I was taken aback by the Deputy's description comparing it to buying a round of drinks in a pub.