This bother could be avoided if the commission's financial arrangements did not require a new Act; for example, if the finances could be dealt with by way of a statutory order on an annual or multi-annual basis. This possibility presented itself to the Government and was considered before the Bill was finalised. I was not there when it was discussed but I was subsequently informed of the thinking behind the final decision. Parliamentarians devote a large segment of their working time to ensuring that organisations financed from public funds are accountable and to pressing for greater transparency in public bodies. Credibility in these areas would be diminished if large sums of money were to pass to a body composed of parliamentarians in a way which might be portrayed as less than transparent. The fact that a fresh statute will be required to renew the arrangement guarantees openness, in the form of a debate in each House.