Senator RONALDSON (Victoria—Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC and Special Minister of State) (14:21): I thank the honourable senator for his question in relation to funding for the Australian automotive sector. I do note that up until 2015, under the Automotive Transformation Scheme, the car industry received about $1 billion of taxpayers' funds, and from 2015 on there will be a further $1 billion of taxpayers' funds. I think what the automotive industry needs—and I think what the automotive workers need—is for Holden to state their intentions. In question time today the Deputy Prime Minister indicated that he had written to Holden today requesting that they state their intentions before Christmas. This government has quite clearly made several significant decisions which will positively impact on the automotive sector and industry generally. The first of those, of course, is to remove Labor's toxic carbon tax, which has not only impacted dramatically on the automotive sector, but has also impacted— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Ronaldson, Senator Moore is on her feet. I will ask you to resume your seat. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: When there is silence on both sides. Senator Moore is on her feet. Senator Moore: My point of order is to do with relevance. The minister now has 17 seconds left to go. Senator Carr's question was specifically on clarification of figures, and I would ask that to be the point of the response. The PRESIDENT: Whilst I cannot tell the minister how to answer the question, I do draw the minister's attention to the question with 17 seconds remaining. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! On a point of order I have asked the minister to address the question, and immediately you launch into other questions. Senator RONALDSON: As I was saying, Senator Carr asked me about funding for the automotive industry, and I was indeed answering his questions. It should not be forgotten that it was Senator Carr who— (Time expired)