Earlier, Mr Grayling was questioned about his plans to overhaul the probation service with a payment-by-results model of provision involving private firms and voluntary groups.

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The minister is expected to make a decision on the future model for provision of paediatric cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology for Northern Ireland in early 2013.

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According to Mr Andrews, the merger would provide an opportunity for these institutions to develop a model of provision across the region to deliver higher education more sustainably and coherently.

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For employees who absolutely need mobile access to corporate applications, or who hold or access sensitive data (such as senior executives, legal staff and others), a model of corporate provision and corporate liability is advisable.

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"We have named the best joined-up early years services as Sure Start Children's Centres and they will act as a model to transform future provision for young children and families, " said Ms Hodge.

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One way that Canada does appear to be the model of efficiency is in the provision of healthcare.

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Swansea East AM Mike Hedges asked Mr Lewis to look at the provision of co-operative housing as an affordable model of home ownership and Mr Lewis confirmed that various schemes were "on the starting blocks".

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The Justice Department's lawyer, Mr. Buterman, said the contract provision all but assured publishers would beg off the wholesale model, to avoid having to match lower prices and absorb the margin loss.

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