My second point concerns something the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government said last week in response to the report and the issues arising from it. He stated that the Labour Party wants the taxpayer to fund the political system. I have two things to say in regard to that matter. First, in case the Minister had not noticed, the taxpayer already funds the political system. Taxpayers fund our salaries, expenses, office allowances and so on, and that is a very fundamental part of our democracy. It is a good thing. Ultimately, the taxpayer is the voter and, in the interests of transparency and accountability, taxpayers should be able to see what we public representatives spend of their money. Under the Freedom of Information Act 1997, they are fully able to do so. I always welcome the publication of such information, because members of the public are entitled to know how their money is being spent.