Ms GILLARD (Lalor—Prime Minister) (14:26): Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. In answer to the member's question, first and foremost, can I say to the member, she would be aware that we have people— Mr Abbott: She! The SPEAKER: Order! I am trying to reduce my interventions but, please, can we get back to issues that people would expect us to be discussing, and discuss those issues in a civil manner. The Prime Minister has the call and she should be heard in silence. Ms GILLARD: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. I am endeavouring to answer the member's question because it is a question about an important policy area, a policy area that goes to our core national interest. The answer to the member's question is as follows. The member is probably aware that we do have already in detention asylum seekers, and so we do need detention capacity for asylum seekers who are currently in Australia. The member may also be aware that we use detention capacity for more than asylum seekers who arrive unauthorised by boat. We use detention capacity for a wide variety of purposes related to immigration management, so people are detained for other reasons. Can I say to the member as well that the question that will be introduced before the parliament next week will not be a question about whether or not she believes in the Malaysia arrangement. That is a matter for her, and she may choose on the weekend to consult her constituents about their views about national security, their views about border protection and their views about refugee and asylum seeker policy. But there will be nothing in this parliament that asks her to vote on the question of whether or not she endorses the arrangement with Malaysia. The vote in this parliament will be on amendments to the Migration Act which would enable the member, if she was a member of the government, if she ever served in a future government in the capacity of minister for immigration— The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will not further debate the question. Mrs Griggs: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order on relevance. I actually asked about the 1,500-bed— The SPEAKER: The member for Solomon will resume her seat. At the same time as the member for Solomon rose I was inviting the Prime Minister to not further debate the question. The Prime Minister has the call and I would hope that she was in conclusion. Ms GILLARD: I was specifically asked about detention capacity in view of the Malaysia arrangement, so I am addressing that. I am pointing out to the parliament that in relation to the Malaysia arrangement no-one will be asked to vote on that. People will be asked to vote on amendments to the Migration Act which will enable a government, including this government, to process people offshore. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Sturt will resume his seat. The Prime Minister is concluding. The Prime Minister has the call. Ms GILLARD: In conclusion, I will be asking, as I am asking now, members of the opposition to very seriously consider their position on these amendments, given the seriousness of this issue to our national interest.