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The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE (14:54): A supplementary question.

The PRESIDENT: I have already called Mr Dawkins.

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: Based on the answer, which was at least honest—

The PRESIDENT: The honourable member—

The Hon. R.L. BROKENSHIRE: —can the minister agree—

The PRESIDENT: I have actually called the Hon. Mr Dawkins. You took too long to get out of your chair, so be a little bit quicker next time—sorry. The Hon. Mr Dawkins.

An honourable member interjecting:

The PRESIDENT: Unfortunately, the brief explanations to these questions are turning into almost theses. Let's just try to keep them down. The longer the question, the less questions we have to answer. The Hon. Mr Dawkins.