At the request of Senator Collins, I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Cormann), by no later than 11.45 am on 10 May 2018, all outstanding answers to questions on notice as at 26 April 2018 from the 2017-18 additional estimates hearings in the following portfolios:

(a) Health (141 answers);

(b) Human Services (16 answers);

(c) Jobs and Innovation (Industry, Innovation and Science), in which no questions have been answered (91 answers);

(d) Treasury (48 answers);

(e) Education and Training (118 answers);

(f) Jobs and Innovation (Jobs and Small Business) (73 answers);

(g) Environment and Energy (126 answers);

(h) Prime Minister and Cabinet (including cross portfolio Indigenous matters and agencies) (74 answers);

  (i) Defence, including Veterans' Affairs (60 answers);

(j) Agriculture and Water Resources (including cross portfolio Murray-Darling Basin Plan matters), in which no questions have been answered (212 answers); and

(k) Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities, in which no questions have been answered (128 answers).

I seek leave to make a short statement.

Leave is granted for one minute.

I refer to my earlier statement in relation to notice of motion No. 803.

Question agreed to.