Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Government Services and the Digital Economy) Share this | Hansard source

The standing orders are very clear as to the matters about which a minister can be asked. Speakers in the past have ruled questions in whole or in part out of order where the text refers to things that happened, in this case, before the minister became the minister, and I ask that you do that for this question.

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