Deputy Speaker, I thank the hon Deputy Minister for his elaborate reply. Fingers have been pointed at EduSolutions. According to reports, on 17 January Pat Ellis, who is a senior legal advocate, decided to discourage government from being in partnership with EduSolutions. He advised that, because the company got the contract which is invalid, alternative suppliers should be sought. There are many who believe that, had that advice been taken, we would not have the mess we have in the department today.
So, my question is: If this advice was indeed given to the department, why did the department choose to ignore such legal advice? Will the department or government consider recovering the millions that were lost from those people who took part in the destruction of the books? Many of them, we are told, came out of overpayments. [Time expired.]