Mr CREAN —My question is to the Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs. I refer to the decision last night in your party room on the TCOs, and confirmation now by the Treasurer, that you plan to introduce a consumer tax on imports. Can the minister advise the House how much this new consumer tax will raise? Will the minister table a full list of items which will attract the three per cent GST on imports? Does the list include, for example, toys, dolls, sporting equipment, musical instruments, Christmas decorations and—this one—Christmas stockings unfilled? Little wonder they will be unfilled with this tax slug going on all of those items and more!

Mr SPEAKER —The honourable member will not debate the question.

Mr PROSSER —One thing is for sure: if we had kept going your way, they would not have had enough money to fill their Christmas stockings because we were left with his black hole. My colleague the Minister for Industry, Science and Tourism has already answered this question.