Mr. Bernard Gloster:

The pause on grade 7 posts and above was just one part of it. This had to accelerate somewhat because we had gone over the 1,400. It is not a complete freeze or pause. I have continued to approve posts that were in the category which are still essential jobs, such as disability managers in the community. The simple reality is that I cannot afford what I am approving. As the Secretary General said, there are control issues in parts of the system. We have recruited large numbers. We recruited everything we said we would and more in management administration. I am obliged to pause this.