Senator McGRATH (Queensland—Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) (15:49): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator McGRATH: The minister is unavailable on this date and cannot be expected to cancel longstanding commitments with only one week's notice. Alternative dates have been offered to the committee and Senator Urquhart—in particular, in the following week on 1 December. With this in mind, the government cannot support this motion.