The Minister of State raised the qualitative nature of benchmarking and the importance of ensuring modernisation and flexibility form part of the process. I wish to address the myth that trade unions are opposed to modernisation or flexibility. This is not the case. At the same time, however, trade union members are no different from other workers in that, like everybody else, they feel threatened by major change. The most difficult aspect of life is implementing change as it is a natural source of worry and fear. It is important that the changes agreed continue to proceed gradually. Under the headings, Education, Health, Local Authority and Civil Service, we have outlined a significant number of issues on which progress must be made.