That this Government has stooped so low as to take a very significant problem like the safety and wellbeing of our children and play games with a consultation process like this is simply wrong, and there should not be one member of this Government sitting here feeling proud of what they have done. Yet, despite the cynical attempt to silence detractors, despite this flawed submission process, 403 written submissions were put in over that holiday period, 96 oral submissions were heard by the select committee, and the vast majority—311 submitters—expressed strong opposition; eight submitters expressed support.