The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT (Senator Patterson) —I inform the Senate that the President has received the following letter, dated 11 February, from Senator Bourne:

Dear Madam President

Pursuant to standing order 75, I give notice that today I propose to move:

That, in the opinion of the Senate, the following is a matter of urgency:

The need for the government to accept that: "Respect for the democratic principles and basic human rights, as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, underpins the internal and international policies of . . . Australia" and to agree to the inclusion of that form of words in any trade agreement with the European Community.

Yours sincerely

Vicki Bourne

Is the proposal supported?

More than the number of senators required by the Standing Orders having risen in their places—

The ACTING DEPUTY PRESIDENT —I understand that informal arrangements have been made to allocate specific times to each of the speakers in today's debate. With the concurrence of the Senate, I shall ask the clerks to set the clock accordingly.