Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I indicate that we will be opposing Senator Fielding’s motion. As I indicated in the earlier debate, we have basically had the debate already and the view of the Senate was tested when Senator Fielding sought to amend my motion with a similar proposition, which was to add the reference to what he delightfully now keeps referring to as the ‘Conroy laptop affair’. I am sure that is making Senator Conroy really enjoy it, but the bottom line, Senator, is that, if there is a serious issue about the prompting of questions and those sorts of things that senators want to pursue, we can pursue those at the Procedures Committee. It is common practice. We saw it today at question time.