David Hawker (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I say in response to the Manager of Opposition Business that he would be well aware that question time ends when the Prime Minister, or a senior minister, asks that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper. It is not the responsibility of the chair to dictate when that point will come. In response to his second question about the length of answers, he would be aware that successive occupiers of the chair have often had difficulties with that issue but, as the standing order does not put a time limit on answers, it is not within the purview of the chair to put a strict time limit on answers.

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