Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Members will cease interjecting. The first part of the question certainly went to the minister's responsibilities. I have listened very carefully to both the Leader of the House and the Manager of Opposition Business. It cannot really be for me as Speaker to judge whether the question is reasonable or not. Ministers are quite entitled to answer in the way they see fit and to provide further information later if they wish to, or to answer the question on notice indeed. So I am going to call the minister.

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