Senator IAN MACDONALD (Queensland) (14:36): Mr President, the minister clearly does not understand that the program was going through until 30 June and it was terminated this week without any warning or consultation. My further supplementary question is: will the Prime Minister advise whether there were any requests from the Queensland Premier for compensation for the solar panel stock on hand in those businesses that cannot now sell them because of the federal government's decision? They were expecting to sell through to the end of June. It has been cut off now and there is stock— (Time expired) Senator CHRIS EVANS: I think this an attempt by the opposition to fight the Queensland state election in the Senate. We have seen these attempts in the past. In my 18 or 19 years in the parliament I have never seen it work. But people always try and do it. As I said, I am sure this will be unsuccessful as well. Senator Ian Macdonald: I rise on a point of order with respect to relevance. How could you allow the Leader of the Government in the Senate to completely ignore the question on what the Prime Minister is going to do? Has she received a request from Ms Bligh for compensation for the stock that will be left over as a result of her government's early termination of this program? The PRESIDENT: The minister has been going for 15 seconds. He has 45 seconds remaining. I draw the minister's attention to the question. Senator CHRIS EVANS: As I was saying, the government is still providing ongoing incentives for installing solar hot water systems. Households installing the typical solar hot water system will still receive between $800 and $1,000 in renewable energy certificates. That will still provide support for the industry. The installation of solar hot water heaters is also eligible for support under the low carbon communities program worth over $330 million. So there are ongoing programs that will provide support for the expansion of the solar hot water industry. The scheme was due to end this year. It is ending but we expect to see continued strong growth in demand for solar hot water systems.