Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

Yes. Part one, as Mr. Gloster said, is the bones of the agreement. Its text is periodically reviewed every few years. I chaired the most recent review. It was done in a partnership process with the representative bodies mentioned earlier over approximately 12 months. It is the part two, what is called the HPSR, or health policy and systems research, that is often the bit that is difficult. It asks: "What is the money, with what staff and for what level of service?" While it is not something to celebrate - we should have them signed at the start of the year - as matters stand today, there is about twice as much by value fully signed off than there was at the same time last year. That is not something to celebrate but it is an improvement.