The DEPUTY PRESIDENT (15:57): I inform the Senate that the President has received a letter from Senator Moore proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion, namely: That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter urgency: (a) the Abbott Government's failure to honour its election promises to support Australia's defence manufacturing industry by excluding Australian ship building companies from tendering for two new naval supply ships and refusing to commit to building twelve future submarines in Australia; and (b) the need for the Government to keep its election promises and take action to avoid sending thousands of Australian ship building jobs overseas and putting at risk Australia's strategically vital ship building industry. Is the proposal supported? More than the number of senators required by the standing orders having risen in their places— The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: I understand that— Senator Kim Carr: They are not going to make you defend this are they? How embarrassing! The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Order! The sooner I can complete my spiel, the sooner you can get into the debate. I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.