If there were a situation where we had to, for reasons of public interest, contract with a company that had a conviction, perhaps about which we had concerns, we would put in place a range of mechanisms. We would ensure that any amendments were done scrupulously, that every invoice was done properly, that the company itself, as it engaged with us, documented everything, again I'll say scrupulously. We would do that in order to ensure that while we got the contract done—because there's a public interest to doing that—it was done properly and it was carefully monitored to ensure good value for money and to meet taxpayers' interest.
On June 4th, 2013. See this statement in context.