The Temporary Chairman:

The question before the chair is that the bills before the chair stand as printed, and within that context we are considering the question of the amendments of the Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009. The Senate by leave agreed earlier to take these bills as a whole and, although in my earlier ruling I considered that Senator Wortley did focus too heavily on the question of education, the point is that the bills are being considered in their entirety and, therefore, Senator Milne’s questions are allowable.