He believed that from at least April 2000, when MSPs commissioned the Spencely Report to decide whether the building should continue, it should have been realised that the building was bound to cost in excess of £200m.
Věřil, že nejpozději od dubna 2000, kdy prověřili Spencelyho zprávu, měli poslanci rozhodnout, zda by stavba měla pokračovat.