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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

It was supposed to be introduced last autumn actually. However, I agree that what the Minister says is technically accurate; it was to be delivered within this financial year. I hope and pray that it will be. But another question flows from that. April 2008 sees the finish of the CSCS contract, so who is going to run and be responsible for handling the computer platform for old cases after that? There may be a roll-on contract but it is very difficult to find out because people hide behind commercial confidentiality all the time. Perhaps the Minister can help clear up that worry. I am sorry to be so obstinate about this, but perhaps the Minister can explain the reason for the three-year Crown NDPB. Why three years? The Minister makes a good case at first by saying this is the right format for the staff and so on, but suddenly that changes into the wrong format after three years. My spies, who are everywhere, tell me that this involves £140 million of VAT. The Minister may be right, these may be internal transactions within government, but I understand that somebody cocked up the budget. I am perfectly prepared to accept that that is not the case, if he says so, but I would expect him also to tell the truth and say whether there is a factor in financing this organisation. He is an accountant, so he should know. Is that the case? Is there a problem here? Is it why we are having a Crown NDPB only for three years?