Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I will just make the point as clearly as I can. The minister is addressing the question of the funding components, which are part of it. Certainly, it was a more specific question—there is no doubt about that. I am listening to the minister carefully and he has a minute to go. I do point out to the Manager of Opposition Business that he cannot compel, in the last line of a question, the minister to answer it a certain way. I am listening and he is on the policy topic. He will need to start to bring himself to that particular part of the question or wind up his answer. I point out to all ministers that it is not compulsory to go for the whole three minutes.

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