Mr President, I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave granted.

I am asking for clarification as to the accuracy of the Hansard record yesterday after question time. I refer to page 22 of the proof. Yesterday, after the last question in question time, the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Evans, when putting further questions on notice, stated: ‘Thank you Mr President, as tempted as I am to ask Senator Conroy to further explain the subject matter, I suggest we put further questions on notice. Yet the Hansard record simply said—