Mr. Martin Ryan:

If we had been engaged on this on an early stage we could have given critical information. We are subject matter experts. We are long-standing members of the professional staff of RACO who understand how a service commitment scheme should work. Some of the errors made in trying to transpose the pilot scheme to the air traffic control scheme would not have been made. To make it simple, we are trying to get from the handcuffs of an undertaking to the handcuffs of a service commitment scheme. This is how it should work. When they do not exist, or when people operate outside of an undertaking or are finished their undertaking, then we need to look at the timeframe as to when we introduce the service commitment scheme. Lieutenant Colonel King has rightly alluded to the fact the opportunity was there. If we want to maintain a service, and this is a matter of national resilience, and everyone acknowledges it is vital we have our airfield open-----