The programme for Government refers to procurement and smaller enterprises. As part of that commitment, it refers to the possible establishment of a procurement ombudsman and that a decision on the merits of establishing a procurement ombudsman would be made. Has a decision been made on that? Our small and medium enterprises, SMEs, are struggling. They are coming under great pressure with regard to procurement, heightening commercial rates and competition from online shopping. Has anything happened with that?

The issues with competition from online shopping and commercial rates are separate to procurement.

They are under pressure.

Our job as a Government is to try to provide as business-friendly an environment for SMEs to grow and expand as possible. By and large, that is working well. SMEs are growing, expanding and employing many more people now than they were last year, the year before or the year before that. Things are moving in the right direction. On the specific question on a procurement ombudsman, I will ask the Minister to come back to the Deputy directly.