We will see in a bit how the money is spent.
I doubt this is the first time or the first year the Privy Council Office has had to coordinate communications for departments. You told me you need staff to coordinate all of the departments' announcements. I have no problem with that, but the fact remains that you are asking for a lot of money. It seemed to me, based on what Ms. d'Auray was telling us, that there is already a mechanism in place that would allow the government to communicate in any circumstances. Plans have been put forward in previous years, but perhaps not on the same scale. Ms. d'Auray seemed to be saying that in previous years, they managed to meet the demand.
How is it that in this particular year you are asking for so much money? I would like you to justify the number. It is quite extraordinary.