I seek clarification with regard to the motion in respect of the special joint committee. Am I correct in understanding that there will be five minutes for a debate on that?

Just to clarify for the Senator-----

The Leader will be called on to respond at the end.

I asked for-----

I am sorry but the Senator is not really entitled to do this. I ask the Leader to be quick because this is out of order

Just to clarify for the benefit of Senator Higgins who, to be fair, was late coming in, I have allowed for debate given that the motion refers to an issue that was raised in this House. I have allowed for a spokesperson from each group to contribute rather than having no debate at all.

That is perfect. I was actually here but I just wanted to clarify that to determine whether I needed to use my time on the Order of Business to speak to that issue. I thank the Leader for that.

I am glad to be of help.