Harry Jenkins (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

Order! The Deputy Leader of the Opposition will resume her seat. The member for Fowler will resume his seat. These points of order prove a matter I have tried to have addressed by the House: that question time is not a debating time and it would assist if debate was not allowed in the answers, because these are not matters for withdrawal on a personal basis; they are rather debating items. If, at some stage, I can get the agreement of political forces within this place that you would like to even the playing field of question time, we might be able to address these matters.

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