We would be glad to assist the committee in any way. The only issue we have had in the past is in the interpretation of our act, in that we can't simply respond to a committee; we have to table a report in Parliament, and we are limited in the number of reports we can table. If there is a way to change the procedure and the committee asks us for something and we can simply write you a letter and say, here are the results of what we found, we would do that. At the moment we are unable to do that.
If it's basic information, the government should be furnishing that to you. You shouldn't have to rely on the external auditor. If you want any assurance around that information, then I would say you might want to come to the audit office.