Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Mr. Chairman, to Mr. Albrecht, one of the things Mr. Speaker has been talking about in terms of the ongoing discussions and the ongoing analysis we're doing of our services is precisely this kind of thing. For example, as you've pointed out, there is not the capacity right now to handle teleconferencing in every committee room.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I thought it was another case of apartments for people. I was panicking there.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  —to you with the colourful little detail there.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think it's some sort of nominal amount like $2,000, or something of that ilk, but the business of an apartment for the Deputy Speaker, I confess, is complete news to me.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I confess that this has caught me off-guard as well. Perhaps by virtue of my Catholic background, I've just seen it so often that it seems like something that I'm quite used to. However, I will check to see exactly what it means. There are allowances that are provided by the Speaker.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We'll get back—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's Public Works and Government Services.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mr. Chairman, I don't have those figures with me, but I can certainly check with committees and information services and look to providing that to the committee.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Mr. Chairman, as Ms. Charlton has noted, there are increased uses of interpretation by virtue of the official opposition's situation. We're monitoring that very closely and we're in close contact with the government department that provides the interpretation services.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I realize that in an election year travel costs were lower than usual, but we're trying to address a chronic underfunding.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't think I'm quite following your logic there.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I realize that, but that doesn't change the fact that the base budget for the travel points was underfunded. We did not have the moneys required to pay for what the travel cost. Perhaps I can ask Mark Watters, the chief financial officer, to come to the table and—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This is still in the process of being developed, which is why it's been moved to this fiscal year, but you would automatically be counted out, and letters would be prepared automatically for you saying this is why you have not proceeded to the next step.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, that's right.