House debates Bills

Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012; Consideration in Detail

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 House of Representatives

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop

Mrs Bronwyn Bishop Mackellar, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Seniors

5:01 pm

Mr Deputy Speaker, consideration in detail is designed for information to be sought by members who wish to have more information about the appropriations bills dealing with particular areas. The way in which this is occurring right now does seem to be contrary to the intent and to the way in which the standing orders are framed, in that questions have been asked, the minister is unable to answer the questions and then he merely reads out material about issues that have not been dealt with at all in the questions.

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