Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the leader for her point of order. The minister was asked a specific question about a number, and, as she knows, under the standing orders I can't direct the minister to answer in the way she would like. He can't go into alternative policies or what the opposition is doing. He's got to make it relevant, and he is doing so by talking about the new packages and when they're coming in. I know you'd like a number, but, at this stage, he's being directly relevant, and I'll continue to make sure he is.

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