Dr Roantree said it is 'shocking' that there is no plan beyond 2026.
'Last year we had five-year-ahead forecasting. The year before was four-year. We're meant to be submitting a medium term plan to the European Commission. This is part of our obligations, and we were told that was going to happen over the summer ... We don't know what spending is meant to be in 2027, 2028'.
'These costings are a cynical wheeze, innumerate, and they're being used to, I think at this stage, cook the books'.