That would at least give us some sort of fig leaf which would enable us to tell our constituents, the taxpayers and the voters that, yes, we are looking after their money responsibly and, no, we are not allowing the Government to get away with murder and to spend as freely as they would, no doubt, wish to do. Unfortunately, this might not be the occasion because as my hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury has said, it appears that the Government have accepted my hon. Friend's inexorable logic and wisdom, have altered the Bill appropriately and, therefore, have asked the House to approve the extra expenditure. I shall gloss over the fact that my hon.
Friend seems to be contributing to an increase in public expenditure.
He and I can perhaps have a word about that later. Column 66 genial the Secretary of State and the Minister may be, I am not sure that I would trust them quite that far. Given the number of resolutions to which the right hon. They are an authorisation to spend money under a particular heading when that heading is placed on a statutory basis. When the statutory basis of expenditure in the Department is changed under primary legislation, there must be a money resolution to cover it.