The Minister of State came into this House on 3 May 2003 to debate decentralisation. We received all the grand assurances – decentralisation was going ahead and it was a great concept, involving 10,000 jobs etc. I have gone through the data. I do not see a single line by way of a provision for decentralisation. It is obvious that the Government sees this as a political hot potato. There are 10,000 jobs in prospect, but 134 towns have already made submissions and are vying for inclusion but, politically, this issue is a loser. It was supposed to be introduced in 2001 but the general election was imminent. It was supposed to come in this year but will not because two more elections are imminent. It is obvious that decentralisation has been deferred and will be long-fingered forever.