Ms Margaret Attridge:

It is just from the initial round of engagement that 1,000 staff have come through. We will continue to engage and encourage as many people as possible and I hope, as people start to transfer, that might encourage others to engage with us and transfer. That is our hope. Due to the age-profile of many people who work in water services, we expect quite a number to retire and they are probably the people who have not expressed an interest to come over. There is also a voluntary severance package open to water services staff over the coming months. We will lose people from water services. That is why we have an extensive recruitment campaign on at the moment, prioritising filling those front-line roles so we can maintain water services.