Senate debates

Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Budget

Consideration by Estimates Committees

3:49 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The minister is unavailable on this date and cannot be expected to cancel longstanding commitments with only one week's notice. Alternative dates have been offered to the committee and Senator Urquhart—in particular, in the following week on 1 December. With this in mind, the government cannot support this motion.

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