Mary Henry (Independent)

I am not trying to be vexatious or frivolous, but it is profoundly depressing for us and for the Minister of State, because he is perfectly competent, to know that we are going through this and he is not in a position to take even an amendment as minor as that before us. I sympathise with him and Senator Mansergh because some of these issues are so minor that if the Minister of State was dealing with a Bill from his own Department he would accept them.