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Banking Bill (Money)

I did have some idea about that, but I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for pointing it out, because it brings me to my next point. Through British taxpayers' support for the RBS balance sheet, we are supporting a very large stock of United States car loans. The British taxpayer is standing behind those loans. Does the House not find it peculiarly ironic that the Government are wrestling with schemes to underpin the UK car industry when we are already guaranteeing car loans in the United States, through RBS's exposure? I do not blame the Government for that situation. It follows inescapably from the support that RBS has been given. However, it does mean that the Government have to report to Parliament on all this at a very early date. These matters cannot be left until October.