Martin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Primary Industries, Resources, Forestry and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

Mr Speaker, my question goes to the standing orders—namely, standing order 105(b). It goes to the accountability of ministers to the House and the requirement to answer, within 60 days, questions placed on notice. I seek your assistance in pursuing the following ministers with respect to questions placed on notice by me. Firstly, from 17 November 2004, there is question No. 48, to the Prime Minister; question No. 51, to the Prime Minister; question No. 52, to the Prime Minister; and question No. 53, to the Prime Minister. I then go to 7 March 2005: question No. 644, to the Prime Minister. From 10 March 2005 there is question No. 782, to the Prime Minister. I then go to 10 May 2005: question No. 1166, to the Prime Minister. Unfortunately, it continues, Mr Speaker. I take you to 9 February 2006: question No. 2986, to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage. I then go to a range of other outstanding questions which, frankly, it is about time we were given some assistance with because these are questions raised not only in relation to our own portfolios but also on behalf of constituents and their best interests.

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