There will be others, not least foreign affairs issues such as dealing with recalcitrant states.
I am less keen on the more "traditional" aspects of the job, such as dealing with discipline and grievance issues.
They will continue to focus on priorities such as dealing with current funding uncertainties and adapting to changing government priorities".
In some areas, such as dealing with the Supreme Court, he was powerless to undo Bush's handiwork.
For example, HMRC could not say how much it spends tackling tax fraud compared with other types of compliance work, such as dealing with tax avoidance or error.
Part of the job, such as dealing with empty homes and sustainable development, has been passed across to his colleague Stephen Williams, also an under-secretary.
It now focuses on selling specialised services such as support for school governors – providing training and support in tricky areas such as dealing with under-performing headteachers.
Sophisticated human-resource departments now allow employers to replicate many of the unions' traditional functions, such as dealing with workers' grievances.
Martin McGuinness, the deputy first minister and a Sinn Féin leader, said the deal was "a remarkable achievement", especially on issues such as dealing with the past.
But Mr. Hutcheson, the Gordon Ramsay Holdings chief, noted that there were complicating elements in New York, such as dealing with a union, hotel and restaurant employees Local 6.
"These cuts could mean that areas not covered by other agencies, such as dealing with people on the streets with mental illness, drug and alcohol issues and missing person enquiries, are the ones that suffer".
