Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:21): I thank the member opposite for her question. I am very concerned about what this report shows about declining academic standards between 2009 and 2012, when—guess who?—members opposite were in government. Opposition members interjecting— Mr ABBOTT: Who was in government between 2009 and 2012? Opposition members interjecting— Mr ABBOTT: Members opposite, led by their leader, are bellowing, 'No excuses!' I do not intend to offer excuses for Labor's bad performance. They offer excuses; I will not. I must tell the Leader of the Opposition that academic standards declined seriously when he was the education minister, when the former government was in power, despite— Mr Brendan O'Connor interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Gorton is warned. Mr ABBOTT: Academic standards declined when the Leader of the Opposition was Minister for Education despite Commonwealth real spending on schools going up by 10 per cent in that period. They spent more money and got worse results—that is the truth. We will put back the $1.2 billion that they ripped out— Mr Dreyfus: False claims. The SPEAKER: The member for Isaacs will remove himself from the House, under standing order 94(a). The member for Isaacs then left the chamber. Mr ABBOTT: We will put that money back, but it is not all about money. It is also about higher standards and, unlike members opposite, we will work with the states to bring about greater principal autonomy, greater school autonomy, greater parental involvement and higher standards. Ms Kate Ellis: Madam Speaker, I rise on a point of order on relevance. Will the Prime Minister refer to the six loadings—he committed to two yesterday— The SPEAKER: There is no point of order. The Prime Minister has concluded his answer.