National Party leader Don Brash is too busy to speak to the gay community about its concerns over the party's blanket support for a Bill which would ban gay marriage, according to a spokesman. Brash's office wouldn't answer questions about National's stance on the bill, referring GayNZ.com to National's party whip's office for an answer. Following confirmation of National's support for the Bill from the party whip's office, GayNZ.com again phoned Brash's office to ask questions about why and how the party had reached this decision. "Well, there you go. You got your answer," was the response from spokesman Jason Ede. "I'm sure that our whips office answered all the questions as far as our support is concerned, and I'm sure that someone else in the party would be more than happy to give you their opinion," he continued. "Dr Brash is pretty busy over the next couple of days and is going to be difficult to get hold of and to talk about this bill with you I'm afraid." Later the same afternoon, Brash appeared on Paul Henry's Radio Live show. Henry told the audience that Brash had been complaining about his lack of media coverage and that journalists had been ignoring his recent crusades in favour of other MPs. GayNZ.com was referred by Ede to National's family spokesperson Judith Collins for answers to our questions, which she supplied via email. Collins denies that Baldock's bill is anti-gay, and that it rehashes the same issues raised last year during the civil union debate. "Supporters of the Civil Union Act very clearly stated that it was not about gay marriage. Some of us thought that it was, by stealth and that the debate should have been honestly dealt with then," she says. "I am quite happy to have a debate on gay marriage and this bill actually allows there to be a debate on that subject. Gay marriage is not allowed under the current law." Collins would not acknowledge whether National's blanket support of the bill was a reversal of its historic position on human rights for gays and lesbians. "National's support for the bill going to a first reading and to a select committee is an acknowledgment that many people have concerns about the future of marriage and want to debate those." GayNZ.com is also awaiting a response from Brash's office regarding a speech delivered on his behalf at yesterday's candelight AIDS memorial which caused some offence in the gay community.