Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I remind the member for North Sydney that, in what was quite a lengthy preamble that went across a number of the government’s economic measures, on the basis of the way in which this House has worked, the Treasurer is being relevant to the whole question. The member for North Sydney knows that when he was in his previous position we had discussions about whether we should allow the amount of debate that we do allow in answers. The standing orders only indicate that in questions there should be no debate. Regrettably, it has been the past practice of this House that there has been a lot of debate. Again, I am in the hands of the House about whether we want to constrict those matters.

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