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Health and Social Care Bill

Perhaps I may follow up the point made by the Baroness, Lady Howarth. I have some concerns as someone who has, from time to time, been rung up by headhunters and been approached by a number of other people who have asked, ““Would I be wise to get involved in this job?””. My response has usually been, ““Not at that rate of pay, if you have any sense””. If someone has been lined up and if this is to be done without further advertising, how do the Government know what they have missed? I can assure the Minister that there are a number of people who have not come forward because of the way in which that job was advertised originally and at the salary at which it was advertised. It was not just a matter of money, but the status that was implied by the particular job description and salary. There are some issues for the Government. No one wants to delay unnecessarily the appointment of a new chair, but if the Government do finger someone—I know that Governments of all parties have been known from time to time to finger people for these difficult tasks and encourage them to apply for particular jobs—or that has been done, there is a process issue to which the Government ought to give some thought.