I welcome the Bill and the Minister of State to the House. I agree with the views expressed by Senators on many issues. I recall being on an excursion to Canada which had a similar operation to the one being introduced here whereby the parliament looked after its own budget, which was voted on annually. It was a great system. They drew up estimates on what the research units would cost. There were such research facilities in place that if a speaker in the Chamber needed something, he or she could pass a note and have the information delivered automatically while he or she was speaking. Before concluding, the speaker would be able to comment on the issues on which he or she was not well briefed.