Mr. Bernard Gloster:

I appeared before the committee in March and put forward my assessment of the service by June or July. We have already submitted our request to a number of unions to have discussions and engagement around moving to a seven-day service and making that option available to people. I have supplied three options to reach that point. I hope that co-operation with this reform will feature in any new public sector pay agreement, which remains to be dealt with. I do not believe the unions will criticise me for saying this, as they have been public in their positions, but they are all at different stages of their relationships with us because of the recruitment pause and other issues. However, I hope we will move to this position. It is one of the productivity pieces I am going after. I agree with the Deputy.