Ms Clare McGrath:

I will confirm the number to the committee. Within the National Procurement Service, which is responsible for supplies and services, there is a total of 47 staff. I will come back to the committee on the number involved in placing major works contracts. We provide a service in respect of engineering services, civil works, and on the supply side in relation to schools and we have minor contracts which would be placed in different locations. The people managing those projects are not solely procurement managers, they would also manage a region of work on construction.