Milton Dick (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The manager is entitled to raise his point of order and he's doing his job, but I ask him to, when he's doing his job, ensure that the standing orders are being followed. The minister was mid-flight when he was talking about Easter. He was specifically asked about the petrol supplies during Easter and what he was doing about that. It's very difficult, and I give some leeway to the manager because of the position he has, but I ask all members to respect the standing orders. You can't pick and choose which part of the question you think has or hasn't been answered; it's always been done in a total environment.

I'll make sure the manager is respected with his points of order. I'm going to make sure the minister is also respected with his answer, because he is being directly relevant to the question that he was asked, and I'll ask him to continue.

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